Re: [boost] Interest in dimension/unit-checking library?

Geoffrey Romer wrote:

Would there be any interest in a library for attaching units (physical or otherwise) to numeric variables, so that the type system could enforce dimension- and unit-consistency in all calculations, and convert semi-automatically between compatible units?

To make this a little more concrete, here's a sketch of the kind of code such a library could enable:

Try searching the archives for "physical quantities" or "pqs"; you should find extensive discussion and references to several proposed libraries. -- Jonathan Turkanis www.kangaroologic.com