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+# TypeAsValue
+
+…is a template metaprogramming library intended for compile time computation written in C++. As its name implies it follows the overall concept of viewing types as values and templates as functions manipulating those values. 
+
+This library is currently primarily a reimplementation of my previous attempt at this problem: [ConstList](https://github.com/KnairdA/ConstList). As detailed in the appropriate [blog article](http://blog.kummerlaender.eu/article/a_look_at_compile_time_computation_in_cpp/) the mixed approach between generic lambda expressions, `constexpr` marked functions and template metaprogramming doesn't offer sufficient flexibility which led me to approach compile time computation in a slightly different manner via this new library.
+
+## Example
+
+```cpp
+// λ (length (filter odd? (list 1 2 3)))
+// 2
+
+const std::size_t count = tav::Length<
+	tav::Filter<
+		tav::Odd,
+		tav::List<tav::Int<1>, tav::Int<2>, tav::Int<3>>::type
+	>::type
+>::type::value;
+```
+
+## Current features
+
+* guaranteed evaluation during compile time
+* basic math and logic operations
+* conditionals
+* `Cons` structure
+* `List` function as helper for `Cons` construction
+* basic list operators such as `Nth`, `Length`, `Take` and `Concatenate`
+* higher order list operation `Fold`
+* higher order list operations such as `Map` and `Filter` expressed in terms of `Fold`
+* higher order list queries such as `Any`, `All` and `None`
+* `static_assert` based test cases for all of the above
+
+## Requirements
+
+* C++ compiler with support for C++14
+* [CMake](http://www.cmake.org/) for building test cases