I journeyed from fancy commercial bookkeeping systems that changed data formats every few years (with no useful migration) to GNU Cash and finally to Plain-Text Accounting. I can finally get the information I need with easy backups (through VCS) and flexibility (through various tools that transform the data). The focus is on content, not tools or presentation or product.
When I write I write text. I can transform text using various tools to provide various presentations consumable through various products. The focus is on content, not presentation, tools, or product.
I prefer human-readable file formats, and that has only been reinforced over more than 4 decades as a computer professional.
When I write I write text. I can transform text using various tools to provide various presentations consumable through various products. The focus is on content, not presentation, tools, or product.
I prefer human-readable file formats, and that has only been reinforced over more than 4 decades as a computer professional.