Decimals
Data
ledger api
SHOW HN2020
151points
102comments
#398of 3,028 in 2020
Top 14%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 2 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Good idea that addresses a real problem in ledger design
From 2 comments
This is a great idea, and I think you should pursue it. Immutability of transactions is obviously a fundamental necessity and coupling this with GraphQL seems like a great fit.
arthurcolle on HNI can’t count how many times I’ve individually solved this problem for various companies, and fixed broken ledger systems. I’m currently dealing with the terrible legacy…
seancoleman on HN
Clean landing page design
From 1 comment
How did you build the landing page? (any tool?) I like the sleek style, it reminds me Stripe pages.
bluewalt on HN
Objections
Ledger should be a library, not a hosted service
From 2 comments
Why is something that should be a library over an ORM or other data store now a service product?
tathougies on HNThis is pretty cool, I'd wonder how it compares to an open source accounting library like double_entry. I guess I'd be hesitant to integrate with an external service if I could…
rgbrgb on HN
Trust in outsourcing balance tracking is a hard sell
From 2 comments
We pretty much use a private blockchain for the very same purpose. Its internal, only our systems have access, each user/customer is auto created an account on signup, we hold…
canterburry on HNMoney and keeping track of it is a big problem. Depending on your problem though, its not fully always in your control. For example, we integrate with a discount calculation…
bhargav on HN
Sample code example does not run
From 2 comments
When I run the example code I get "Error: Cannot find module 'decimals'". I'm on latest Chrome macOS
bbrinx on HNLooks pretty cool and useful. Only note is that the runkit environment doesn't seem to be working. "Error: Cannot find module 'decimals'"
forthwall on HN
SQL tables can do this without a dedicated service
From 2 comments
How would this be better than designing a simple SQL schema, and then generating the ledger as a report?
justsomeuser on HNI think that the people you are targeting (developers) do not care or know about the issues you are solving, and they also have the skill to make their own thing - its too close…
justsomeuser on HN
Requests
Fix the broken sample code
From 2 comments
When I run the example code I get "Error: Cannot find module 'decimals'". I'm on latest Chrome macOS
bbrinx on HNLooks pretty cool and useful. Only note is that the runkit environment doesn't seem to be working. "Error: Cannot find module 'decimals'"
forthwall on HN
Explain common issues and compare with simple SQL approach
From 2 comments
I think that the people you are targeting (developers) do not care or know about the issues you are solving, and they also have the skill to make their own thing - its too close…
justsomeuser on HNNot to be "that guy", but if your pitch is that you can keep money transactions consistent, also make the use of semicolons on the landing page example consistent. ;) Apart from…
jFriedensreich on HN
Address compliance and auditing concerns
From 1 comment
Money and keeping track of it is a big problem. Depending on your problem though, its not fully always in your control. For example, we integrate with a discount calculation…
bhargav on HN
Questions
How are multi-currency accounts handled
From 1 comment
Cool. Couple questions: 1. How do you handle / plan to handle multi-currency accounts? (normalize to single currency vs. Selinger's approach…
scrollaway on HN
How will it be charged for
From 1 comment
Having gone through the pain of writing code like this in the past, this looks amazing. How are you planning to charge for decimals? In your code sample, you use from: 'Alice'…
zomglings on HN
How it differs from double_entry library
From 1 comment
This is pretty cool, I'd wonder how it compares to an open source accounting library like double_entry. I guess I'd be hesitant to integrate with an external service if I could…
rgbrgb on HN
Alternatives named
double_entry library
From 1 comment
This is pretty cool, I'd wonder how it compares to an open source accounting library like double_entry. I guess I'd be hesitant to integrate with an external service if I could…
rgbrgb on HN
Xero
From 1 comment
Why would you not use an accounting package like Xero to manage this?
Ap0c on HN
Frappe / ERPNext
From 1 comment
Interesting, thanks!! I know Frappe, it's from the creators of ERPNext. They are more like a full-suite accounting tool, like Mint, as you mentioned. Decimals.app is a…
andriosr on HN
SubLedger
From 1 comment
SubLedger was another startup in this space a few years ago, which I thought had the right idea. But they didnt really follow through. They seemed to focus on uber and their ilk…
RileyJames on HN
dotledger
From 1 comment
didnt ledger cli try this with dot ledger that was used by hackclub?
nnn1234 on HN