Am 19.11.2010 05:45, schrieb Jon Lang:
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Carl Mäsakcma...@gmail.com wrote:
Jon ():
Here's my proposal for how to handle dimensionality in Perl 6:
[...]
Thoughts?
The idea has come up before, everyone thinks that Perl 6 and unit
handling are a good fit
Here's my proposal for how to handle dimensionality in Perl 6:
Create a units trait that is designed to attach to any Numeric
object. Dimensional information gets stored as a baggy object - that
is, something that works just like a Bag, except that the count can
go negative. (I don't know
At 16:58 -0800 11/18/10, Jon Lang wrote:
If this is implemented, Duration should be an alias for something to
the effect of Num but unitssecond. Otherwise, Instant and
Duration remain unchanged.
Thoughts?
http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html
with special attention to:
Jon ():
Here's my proposal for how to handle dimensionality in Perl 6:
[...]
Thoughts?
The idea has come up before, everyone thinks that Perl 6 and unit
handling are a good fit for each other, and we're basically waiting
for someone to write such a module. Incidentally, your phrase
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Carl Mäsak cma...@gmail.com wrote:
Jon ():
Here's my proposal for how to handle dimensionality in Perl 6:
[...]
Thoughts?
The idea has come up before, everyone thinks that Perl 6 and unit
handling are a good fit for each other, and we're basically waiting
Jon Lang asked me if I intended to send this message to him privately.
The answer is No...
-- Forwarded message --
From: Buddha Buck blaisepas...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: dimensionality in Perl 6
To: Jon Lang datawea...@gmail.com
On Thu, Nov
Buddha Buck wrote:
Jon Lang wrote:
Here's my proposal for how to handle dimensionality in Perl 6:
Create a units trait that is designed to attach to any Numeric
object. Dimensional information gets stored as a baggy object - that
is, something that works just like a Bag, except
Jon (), Carl (), Jon ():
Here's my proposal for how to handle dimensionality in Perl 6:
[...]
Thoughts?
The idea has come up before, everyone thinks that Perl 6 and unit
handling are a good fit for each other, and we're basically waiting
for someone to write such a module. Incidentally
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:53 PM, Jon Lang datawea...@gmail.com wrote:
Buddha Buck wrote:
I don't think a Num is necessary, but I could see a Rat.
As is, is Duration implemented by means of a Num, or a Rat? Whichever
it is, that's the type that the difference of two Instances would
return
