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# Decisions
A partial list of notable development decisions.
A partial list of notable development decisions / design choices..
## 2022
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We will document and support where feasible several distinct kinds of plugin, written in haskell or other languages,
such as reader, processor, writer, formatter, command. See <https://hledger.org/scripting.html#plugin-types>.
## 2025
I think the keyword-first style for directives is right for us (`open 2025-01-01 ...`, not `2025-01-01 open ...`).
It avoids polluting/breaking transaction descriptions, it's similar to P,
it keeps directives and transactions visually distinct,
and consistently beginning with letters and numbers respectively.
Yes we should support declaring aliases with alias: tags on account directives.