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Spot on. This is another situation of trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist and the writer does not understand at all. There are reasons why GAAP and IFR
by SnowingXIV 6y ago
Spot on. This is another situation of trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist and the writer does not understand at all. There are reasons why GAAP and IFRS exist. Accounting can make a lot of sense to a programmer, I've moved between fields early on with relative ease because accounting is extremely rule based/puzzle-oriented and adheres to a structured and specific framework. I haven't touched accounting in years (though I do have a bachelors in accounting) but this is jarring and would not recommend this to anyone.
- goat_whisperer 6y agoHey Snowing, would love to learn more about your experience -- I'm a fellow accountant (BS accounting) looking to move into development.
- SnowingXIV 6y agoNothing too special, I worked for a few large tech consulting companies early on in finance but did a bunch of a side development projects/freelance work as well. One of those ended up becoming a full-time gig so jumped ship and went from there. Best of luck!