On 01/01/2011 20:24, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
* In the proposed design the user can define a lot of distinct types, such as Miles, Yards, and Lbs, which are strictly unnecessary (Kilometers, Meters, and Kilograms could be used instead, with appropriate I/O conversions to and from other units).
Nope. Where I work we've had complaints before from American customers where we've done calcs in SI and then converted to Imperial.
For engineering it's important to be able to do your calcs in the correct unit system.
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