From 3efb1ae98a2b35d6a463fefe9b95cd751e8ce309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:55:25 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] ;doc:DECISIONS --- doc/DECISIONS.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/DECISIONS.md b/doc/DECISIONS.md index 33cba9307..bbdd34d81 100644 --- a/doc/DECISIONS.md +++ b/doc/DECISIONS.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Decisions -A partial list of notable development decisions. +A partial list of notable development decisions / design choices.. ## 2022 @@ -18,3 +18,12 @@ Status: as of 2023Q1 this has been done in the manuals and is slowly ongoing in 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 . + +## 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.