https://github.com/ba-st/aconcagua

Quantities as first class objects, that is, an object that encapsulates a number with its unit.
https://github.com/ba-st/aconcagua

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Quantities as first class objects, that is, an object that encapsulates a number with its unit.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ba-st/aconcagua
• Owner: ba-st
• License: mit
• Fork: true (mtaborda/aconcagua)
• Created: 2017-05-16T19:13:46.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: release-candidate
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-16T18:32:00.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-17T03:27:44.918Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: measures, pharo, smalltalk
• Language: Smalltalk
• Homepage:
• Size: 659 KB
• Stars: 14
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Aconcagua

![Logo](assets/logo.svg)

This model represents quantities as first class objects, that is, an object that

encapsulates a number with its unit.

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[![Pharo 9.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Pharo-9.0-informational)](https://pharo.org)

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> *Named after [Aconcagua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconcagua), the highest

> mountain in both the southern and western hemispheres. It is located in the

> Andes, in the Mendoza Province, Argentina.*

This representation allows the programmer to use quantities in arithmetic

expressions as if they were numbers, but with the advantage of providing

explicit information to the system, specifically, the units.

See [Arithmetic with measurements on dynamically-typed object-oriented languages](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1094964)

or [download the article PDF](http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/Teaching/CoursAnnecy/0506-M1-COO/aconcagua-p292-wilkinson.pdf)

for more about the original design of the project.

## Quick links

- [**Explore the docs**](docs/)

- [Report a defect](https://github.com/ba-st/Aconcagua/issues/new?labels=Type%3A+Defect)

- [Request a feature](https://github.com/ba-st/Aconcagua/issues/new?labels=Type%3A+Feature)

## Features

- Arithmetic Objects and Formulas: Summation and Product

- Discrete Intervals

- Integer superscript formatting

- Quantitative analysis

- Units and dimensions in the International System of Units

- US Customary Units support

- Units of account

## License

- The code is licensed under [MIT](LICENSE).

- The documentation is licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

## Installation

To load the project in a Pharo image, or declare it as a dependency of your own

project follow these [instructions](docs/Installation.md).

## Contributing

Check the [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)