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Fortress Project At Oracle Wrapping Up (blogs.oracle.com)
23 points by rainysunday 5075 days ago
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Sad to see it fold. I hope it will spread its genes.
"Dimensions and units: We designed a way to write such expressions as "2 meters per second" and "15.7 kg" and have them fit smoothly into the rest of the type system and mathematical syntax—still a good idea that has yet to reach fruition."