Things he'd like to see for SML and hopes to be able to contribute towards:
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A practical tool for documenting libraries. Preferably one that is based on extracting the documentation from source code comments.
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A good IDE. Possibly an enhanced SML mode (esml-mode) for Emacs. Google for SLIME video to get an idea of what he'd like to see. Some specific notes:
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show type at point
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robust, consistent indentation
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show documentation
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jump to definition
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Documented and cataloged libraries. Perhaps something like Boost, but for SML libraries.