# Typed Units instead of parameterized (Unitful) or exponent-tracking (DynamicQuantities)?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/typed-units-instead-of-parameterized-unitful-or-exponent-tracking-dynamicquantities/105735
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question, unitful
**Created:** [November 2, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/typed-units-instead-of-parameterized-unitful-or-exponent-tracking-dynamicquantities/105735 "2023-11-02T22:31:17Z")
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### Author: ![aplavin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/aplavin/32/222056_2.png) [@aplavin](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aplavin)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/typed-units-instead-of-parameterized-unitful-or-exponent-tracking-dynamicquantities/105735/4 "2023-11-03T00:54:22Z")

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Can Unitful types be simplified without other major changes to the package design? It’s a great battle-tested package, maybe `Quantity` can be implemented with just two simple parameters (underlying number type + unit)?

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