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IMO dimensional analysis is still useful even if unit conversions are more compatible.
by ericyd 2y ago
IMO dimensional analysis is still useful even if unit conversions are more compatible.
- Y_Y 2y agoI agree with this sentiment, and in fact have always thought of it as analogous to type-checking (which must programmers benefit from to some extent). If you use something with a sufficiently flexible type system you can combine these benefits, for example Haskell will let you mix physical units into the type system and have them statically checked: https://wiki.haskell.org/Physical_units https://wiki.haskell.org/Physical_units