diff --git a/doc/HCAR/201405.tex b/doc/HCAR/201405.tex new file mode 100644 index 000000000..178c49b9e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/HCAR/201405.tex @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +% hledger-Sh.tex +\begin{hcarentry}[updated]{hledger} +\label{hledger} +\report{Simon Michael}%14/05 +\status{ongoing development; suitable for daily use} +\makeheader + +hledger is a library and end-user tool (with command-line, curses and web +interfaces) for converting, recording, and analyzing financial +transactions, using a simple human-editable plain text file format. It is +a haskell port and friendly fork of John Wiegley's Ledger, licensed under +GNU GPLv3+. + +%% 2011: +%% hledger aims to be a reliable, practical tool for daily use. It reports +%% charts of accounts or account balances, filters transactions by type, +%% helps you record new transactions, converts CSV data from your bank, +%% publishes your text journal with a rich web interface, generates simple +%% charts, and provides an API for use in your own financial scripts and +%% apps. + +%% In the last six months there have been two major releases. 0.15 focussed +%% on features and 0.16 focussed on quality. Changes include: + +%% - new modal command-line interface, extensible with hledger-* executables in the path +%% - more useful web interface, with real account registers and basic charts +%% - hledger-web no longer needs to create support files, and uses latest yesod & warp +%% - more ledger compatibility +%% - misc command enhancements, API improvements, bug fixes, documentation updates +%% - lines of code increased by 3k to 8k +%% - project committers increased by 6 to 21 + +%% Current plans include: + +%% - Continue the release rhythm of odd-numbered = features, even-numbered = +%% quality/stability/polish, and releasing on the first of a month + +%% - In 0.17, clean up the storage layer, allow rcs integration via +%% filestore, and read (or convert) more formats + +%% - Keep working towards wider usefulness, improving the web interface and +%% providing standard financial reports + +\FurtherReading + \url{http://hledger.org} +\end{hcarentry}