diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md index f705e2e32..2dedbe29c 100644 --- a/site/faq.md +++ b/site/faq.md @@ -28,21 +28,23 @@ I couldn't expect John to start over - at that time he was not the Haskell fan h So in 2007 I began experimenting. I built a toy parser in a few different languages, and it was easiest in Haskell. I kept tinkering. Goals included: -(a) to get better at Haskell by building something useful to me, -(b) to learn how well Haskell could work for real-world applications, -and as increasingly time passed, -(c) to provide a new implementation with a greater focus on ease of use, simpler -features, absence of user-visible bugs, and high-quality documentation and web presence. -Also to experiment with new user interfaces, APIs, etc. + +- to get better at Haskell by building something useful to me, +- to learn how well Haskell could work for real-world applications, +- and eventually: to provide a new implementation focussing more on + ease of use, absence of user-visible bugs, and high-quality documentation and web presence. + Also to experiment with new user interfaces, APIs, etc. Before too long I had a tool that was useful to me. With Ledger still installed, and by maintaining high compatibility, I now had two tools with different strengths, each providing a comparison for the other in case of confusion or suspected bugs, which was itself quite valuable. -Later the Ledger project revived and attracted more contributors. I have -remained active in that community, sharing discoveries and design discussions, -and happily we have seen many ideas travelling in both directions. +Happily, the Ledger project later revived and has attracted new active contributors. +I have remained active in that community, sharing discoveries and +design discussions, and we have seen many ideas travelling in both directions. +hledger shared #ledger's IRC channel until 2014, when I added +[#hledger](irc://irc.freenode.net/#hledger) to allow us more space. I think having independent but compatible implementations has been quite helpful for troubleshooting, exploring the design space, and @@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ the [ledger-cli.org](http://ledger-cli.org) site, [LedgerTips](http://twitter.com/LedgerTips), IRC support on #ledger, and now [plaintextaccounting.org](http://plaintextaccounting.org). -In 2014 I added a [#hledger](irc://irc.freenode.net/#hledger) channel to allow more hledger-specific discussion. + ### Future ?