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A solo founder shares their three-month journey building WorkBill, a double-entry accounting platform for small businesses. The tech stack centers on Elixir/Phoenix backend with InertiaJS bridging to a React frontend using shadcn/ui components. The platform features a flexible general ledger based on BeanCount's nested account model, allowing complex transaction representation without rigid categories. Key technical choices include Postgres for data storage, Oban for background jobs, BAML for LLM-powered reconciliation, and Reducto for PDF parsing. The nested account structure enables users to track finances flexibly even without explicit feature support, with invoicing and PDF generation via Typst planned next.

Modern and Flexible Accounting