DecimalAge

DecimalAge is a simple application to express the age of a person in a "y.f" decimal format, where "y" is the integer part of the age (years), and "f" is the fractional part (fraction of a year). The age is computed from the very present time of the system clock.

Downloads

Version 1.0, Mac OS X binary (tar.gz, 95721 bytes)

Version 1.0, Objective-C source with ProjectBuilder project (tar.gz, 126644 bytes)

Use

DecimalAge was developed and tested on Mac OS X 10.2.6 ("Jaguar"), using some classes of the Cocoa/OpenStep framework. Currently, DecimalAge works only on Mac OS X, but it should be easily portable to GNU/Linux platforms using the GNUstep framework. This computer program comes "as is", with no warranty of any kind about its use and misuse - even if maybe there are not so many ways this program can be misused. Nevertheless, read the GNU GPL license for more thorough indications. I think DecimalAge can be used to prove the inconsistency of the concept of "Age".

Freedom

This is free software (software libero) under the GNU GPL license. Please read the GNU philosophy. Please also support the GNUstep project. Please also consider a small donation to show your support to free software.

Idea

The idea of this little program came from Zoey. Zoey is a very cool young girl who shared some time with my wife and I during the 21st and 22nd of June 2003. Those days, among other things, we went fruit-picking in Brentwood, Northern California. On our way there, she said "I'm 11.6 years old". I realized I don't know my decimal age. So I made this little application.

History of Changes

Version 1.0

Initial version. Released on date 20030624.

Icon

The application icon depicts a painting made by Zoey when she was 10. Below you can see the painting in a higher resolution. Pretty cool, isn't it ?

The artist next to her creation.

Precision

DecimalAge computes the age of a person with a fair amount of precision. It considers leap years, executes calculations in double precision, and gives you the age up-to-now, that is, it counts from your birth date to the date and hour expressed by the local system clock.

Why

"It's fun...."

With Dedication

This program is dedicated to Zoey, and to the very nice day spent together. Questo programma è dedicato a Zoey.

And Donations And Support

If you like this program, or you want to support free software, or you simply like the idea of supporting an independent programmer, you are welcomed to send donations to: Ettore Pasquini, 2251 Buena Vista Ave. #18, San Leandro, CA 94577, U.S.A.. Any amount is okay! You can also send donations for no reason at all. If you make a donation you will receive lifetime support and updates for this application, and some random gifts from me. If you want to contact me, for questions, suggestions, or other things, just send an email to oxide@iol.it or e@cubelogic.org. Thanks a lot for your support!