Re: [boost] units review

From: Dave Steffen (dgsteffen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-05 12:59:45

Steven Watanabe writes:
 > AMDG
 > 
 > Matthias Schabel <boost <at> schabel-family.org> writes:
 > 
 > > I'm actually thinking of including measurement<> with the library  
 > > itself as a way to provide both physical constants and their  
 > > associated measurement errors (from CODATA, in particular)
 > 
 > I'm not sure that I'm really keen on this.  measurement
 > really doesn't belong in this library.

 </lurk mode off>

 A voice from the back of the room seconds that motion.

 The work I do is heavily involved with measurements, and there are
 all kinds of interesting, difficult, and even unsolved issues.  I
 suggest that a measurement library would be built on top of an
 existing units library, not as part of it.  

 I really don't think you want to open this can of worms yet. :-)

 <sits back down... /lurk mode on>
 
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