Accounting for computer scientists (2011)
I learned the basics of accounting from the GnuCash guide. [1]<p>One of the best things I ever did.<p>If the featured article helps you understand accounting, <i>good!</i> If it's something else, that's fine too.<p>I agree with an HN comment [2] from long ago: learning the basics of accounting is a superpower. And not just when talking to finance people.<p>I do my budget in double-entry. (Can you guess my program of choice?) It allows me to budget across long periods of time and to more easily focus where my wife and I are spending money.<p>Learn accounting. It may suck, but you'll be glad you did.<p>[1]: <a href="https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=5&lang=C&doc=guide" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=5&lang=C&doc=guide</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32497570">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32497570</a>