Accounting for computer scientists (2011)
I learned the basics of accounting from the GnuCash guide. [1]One of the best things I ever did.If the featured article helps you understand accounting, good! If it's something else, that's fine too.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.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.Learn accounting. It may suck, but you'll be glad you did.[1]: https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=5&lang=C&doc=guide[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32497570