>I used to dream about FASB 95's in my sleep.... I don't miss that world at all. The irony is that in software development, I end up using my accounting knowledge all of the time...

Same here. It's hard for me to imagine developing any kind of financial application not having that knowledge - err... ah... excuse me sir, what are Deferred Expenses? And what is this Paid-In Capital thing as well as EBIT and EBT?

Some of us, John, are fortunate to have this knowledge - we paid our dues. Others may have paid different dues that we may not be aware of - we can learn from them as well.