MLton is an open source, whole-program optimizing compiler for the Standard ML programming language.[1]
MLton aims to produce fast executables, and to encourage rapid prototyping and modular programming by eliminating performance penalties often associated with the use of high-level language features.[1]
MLton development began in 1997,[1] and continues[2] to this day with a growing worldwide community of developers and users, who have helped to port MLton to a number of platforms.