RE: [boost] new compile-time dimensional analysis and unit library

From: Paul A. Bristow (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-24 18:53:48

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| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]On Behalf Of Matthias Schabel
| Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 1:58 AM
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| Subject: Re: [boost] new compile-time dimensional analysis and unit
| library
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| Agreed - anyway, if we're the only two on this list who are interested
| in such
| a beast, which I'm starting to suspect from the general lack of other
| comment,

You should not interpret lack of comment as lack of interest.

I am sure I am not the only one in lurk mode on this issue.

But to come to a collective view, we need a working system with at least some
documentation.

Most importantly IMO we need many examples to show the very many scientists
(unprofessional programmers) how it works in practice, and how it helps them
write error free code.  Barton and Nackmann and NIST work has showed how it
might work, but not the elegant portable and flexible solution that now looks
feasible.

Paul

PS For me, implicit conversions are usually a bad idea: quick but dirty.

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