[GNC] Payroll - basic

Derek Atkins derek at ihtfp.com
Thu Jul 23 16:54:41 EDT 2026


The main sections of GnuCash are in C and C++.
The reports are in Scheme (something like Lisp).
-derek

On Thu, July 23, 2026 12:10 pm, Marty Landman wrote:
> Excuse me, I am new to the list albeit been using GC for several years
> now.
>
> Are you saying that Gnucash is written in something akin to LISP?
>
> (((Marty)))
>
> On 7/23/2026 11:38 AM, Michael or Penny Novack via gnucash-user wrote:
>> On 7/22/2026 10:42 PM, flywire wrote:
>>> As I understand it OP is requesting edits to the scheme report. I
>>> wouldn't
>>> expect it to be that hard. Which report? (I don't use business
>>> features.)
>>>
>> How hard might depend on familiarity with "functional" computer
>> languages as opposed to "procedural" languages. Scheme is a dialect of
>> LISP.
>>
>> The point I am making is that if only ever seen procedural languages,
>> a functional language might seem "strange". Takes a learning curve.
>>
>> Michael
>>
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