Re:Accounting For Developers, Part I
by lelanthran on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @01:26PM
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> Accounting was invented before negative numbers.
Counting was invented before negative numbers, but "double-entry accounting", which is what people refer to when they say debit and credit, was only invented in the 18th century, IIRC.
Counting was invented before negative numbers, but "double-entry accounting", which is what people refer to when they say debit and credit, was only invented in the 18th century, IIRC.