I like documentation that looks like a laboratory notebook—not a linear and sure path from problem to solution, but a record of the paths tried, including the bad ones, reasons why they were bad, intuitions that led toward the solution, and ideas about where to go next.

So I was pleased to stumble on the blog about the development of TrueTalk. I’m still not sure about what TrueTalk is, but it is based on xmpp4moz and the authors frequently report about the challenges they meet and how they face them.

If you’re considering writing something on xmpp4moz and want to get an insider’s perspective, have a look at this blog.