Hartmut Figge wrote:
It would be nice, to have a compendium, yes. But someone has to write it and the time of the devels is limited. There is a huge amount of bugs which needs fixing.
I understand the limitations on developers' time, but I would make three points in favor of good documentation:
1) Good documentation is a major selling point; it sets good software apart from bad software in many users' minds, including mine;
2) On any complicated project, especially one involving many people, good documentation and notes are essential to keeping track of what you're doing and coordinating/cooperating with others;
3) I've found that if I can't explain something clearly to someone else, it generally means that I myself don't understand it.
There are trade-offs, of course, and there's a point of diminishing returns, but by and large good documentation is a worthwhile investment in a better product and greater efficiency.
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