Blitz++ vs Units

Blitz++

Git mirror of Blitz++ at http://sourceforge.net/projects/blitz/ (by syntheticpp)

Units

A run-time C++ library for working with units of measurement and conversions between them and with string representations of units and measurements (by LLNL)

Scientific Computing CPP Energy math-physics physical-units Measurements unit-conversions Conversion si-units string-conversions

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units.readthedocs.io

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Blitz++		Units
	Project
-	Mentions	2
18	Stars	130
-	Growth	1.5%
0.0	Activity	7.2
almost 8 years ago	Latest Commit	10 days ago
C++	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License

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Blitz++

Posts with mentions or reviews of Blitz++. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

Units

Posts with mentions or reviews of Units. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

TIL the USA was supposed to adopt the metric system but the ship carrying the standardized meter and kilogram was hijacked by pirates in 1793 and the measurements never made it to the States
1 project | /r/todayilearned | 26 Jan 2023

Yes I would download this code
LLNL/units - runtime C++ unit conversion library
1 project | /r/opensource | 9 Jan 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Blitz++ and Units you can also consider the following projects:

FFTW - DO NOT CHECK OUT THESE FILES FROM GITHUB UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. (See below.)

Dimwits - A compact C++ header-only library providing compile-time dimensional analysis and unit awareness

GSL - GNU Scientific Library with CMake build support and AMPL bindings

Torch - http://torch.ch

Trilinos - Primary repository for the Trilinos Project

preCICE - A coupling library for partitioned multi-physics simulations, including, but not restricted to fluid-structure interaction and conjugate heat transfer simulations.

Kratos - Kratos Multiphysics (A.K.A Kratos) is a framework for building parallel multi-disciplinary simulation software. Modularity, extensibility and HPC are the main objectives. Kratos has BSD license and is written in C++ with extensive Python interface.

HELICS - Hierarchical Engine for Large-scale Infrastructure Co-Simulation (HELICS)