Greetings, all. I'm developing a recipe management app for the iPhone. One of the features I'm developing is unit conversion (metric <-> American customary).
The problem is with the common use of volumetric measurements when mass/weight measures should be used.
If you have 1 c of flour, my recipe is going to see 'c' and do the conversion to mL. However, mL of flour is silly. The problem is there are so many possible dry goods that should probably be measured in grams - there is no way to build a special case for each one.
Is there anyone out there that uses metric? How would you like an app to deal with this issue?
The problem is with the common use of volumetric measurements when mass/weight measures should be used.
If you have 1 c of flour, my recipe is going to see 'c' and do the conversion to mL. However, mL of flour is silly. The problem is there are so many possible dry goods that should probably be measured in grams - there is no way to build a special case for each one.
Is there anyone out there that uses metric? How would you like an app to deal with this issue?
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