Report development without the need to restart GnuCash

[Adam Funk]

On 2008-05-23, Donald Allen wrote:

>> In theory, I think Lisp is great.  In practice, I find it pretty hard
>> to read (like backwards German) but that is strongly conditioned by
>> using other languages.
>
> I love the Einstein quote "In theory, there's no difference between
> theory and practice." Smart guy, old Albert.

Excellent point.

> But I digress. Yes, Lisp/Scheme can be hard to read *at first*, and I
> think your explanation is right. But humans learn to read all sorts of
> things that we Americans find odd-looking, like Hebrew or Chinese. But
> reading Scheme can be learned, and I think the entry fee is rewarded
> by a tremendous return-on-investment.

I agree --- I just haven't the opportunity to make the investment yet.