Category: Story

I planned two weeks to make Cloudby properly multicurrency. It took eight. A short, unvarnished log of re-laying the engine, fixing the unglamorous parts, and the surprising ways the world writes a number.

A handful of businesses are now running daily e-Invoice on Cloudby, so I finally have time to share the design journey. Why I made compliance strict where it counts, humane where it should be, and clear enough that there is nothing left to explain.

It started with a much smaller goal. I wanted an invoicing tool that was fast, modern, and built for power users who appreciate a good keyboard shortcut. As a systems engineer, I’m wired to look for the “right way” to do things, so I kept adding features and refining workflows to make the tool more…