Hi all, Have a little project to announce: Abandon <https://github.com/hrj/abandon>
*What is it?* A cross platform, double-entry accounting system with a syntax similar to ledger's. Comes with two interfaces: a command line mode and an interactive GUI for reports. *Why? *I am quite happy with ledger, and when I first came across it I immediately switched to using it for my own accounts. However, when I had to show the reports to my accountants and auditors, they weren't all that gung-ho. They needed an interactive system in which they could, for example, select an account (with keyboard / mouse) and view only its details, and then change the grouping or sorting order, etc. They are not tech-savy enough to fiddle with command line parameters (although they are smart in other ways). The beancount <https://github.com/jwiegley/beancount> project seems suited for this. However, I thought the complexity of running a web server would be too much for tech-non-savy folks. Also, for development, it is easier I think to develop a desktop application than a web server. I could have extended the ledger code base itself, but I am not very comfortable developing an application in C++ (though I am familiar with it and used it previously). I have developed Abandon in Scala instead. So, that's the story behind Abandon. I have spent only 4 weeks on it; hence it has the barest minimum of features (though sufficient for my use). Many * many* features are missing as of now, the most glaring of which is currency support. The reason I am sharing this is that somebody might have a similar use-case as mine and could benefit from it. And oh, I would benefit too from any criticisms and ideas :) cheers, -- *Harshad RJ* <http://lavadip.com> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
