Re: [boost] Boost Units library preview

From: Andy Little (andy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-29 15:39:05

"Deane Yang" <deane_yang_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
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> Andy Little wrote:
>> "Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
>> news:44F4796E.4030406_at_crystalclearsoftware.com...
>>
>>> I agree on being able to generate new unit types.  The 'physics only' view 
>>> of
>>> the world isn't very interesting to me.
>>
>> That's quite funny, given that time is a physical quantity.
>>
>
> So? Just because time is one of the quantities I'm going to use, I
> should use a full physical dimension library?

Kind of goes against the argument that money 'Units' is essential in a physical 
quantities library though don't it?

<..>

> Ben appears to have implemented a core library that I believe has a much
> broader range of applications than a physical dimensions library. I have
> reason to believe that somewhere inside your library, you have the same
> thing implemented.

That is not now or for the foreeable future a goal of Quan.

regards
Andy Little