Re: OFX Downloads in GnuCash

On January 2, 2003 01:48 pm, you wrote:
> Thanks.  You gave good answers for all my questions within 26 minutes on
> a holiday!  Since my biggest complaint about Quicken is their Customer
> No-Service policy, I'll definitely switch to GnuCash this year, where I
> can help provide the service.
>
> I am new to Linux, and out of practice programming (I programmed for IBM
> for 27 years until 1996, the last few in C++), so I'll have a startup
> learning curve, but I plan to make GnuCash one of my top priority
> projects after I finish configuring my RH8 system.

Well, LibOFX is 95% C++.  All you might have to learn is the standard template 
library, which I think wasn't mature at that time.

As fo GnuCash it's C and Scheme (a Lisp like language), and it's a lot bigger.  
We are currently working on the developper docs, but it's still embryonic.  
In src/, look for *.html file for Scheme file doc, and in /src/doc/doxygen 
for C files doc. If there is something you can't find or understand, don't 
wait, ask questions.

> Could you tell me th procedure for joining your GnuCash and libOFX
> teams?

The best way is simply to join libofx-devel and gnucash-devel mailing lists 
(see my last email), and introduce yourself (Which is pretty much done since 
I am sending copies of this message to both lists).  Also, most of the 
developpers hang on the #gnucash irc channel on irc.gnome.org.  My nick there 
is benoitg.

I'm sure everyone will be glad to have someone with your experience onboard!

-- 
Benoit Grégoire
http://step.polymtl.ca/~bock/


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