What's the point of documentation?

TL;DR

This paper explores the purposes and forms of documentation within spreadsheets, providing a brief characterization to understand their role and importance.

Contribution

It offers a concise analysis of how documentation functions in spreadsheets, highlighting its various purposes and forms.

Findings

Documentation clarifies spreadsheet intent and usage

Different forms of documentation serve diverse user needs

Proper documentation enhances spreadsheet usability and maintenance

Abstract

We give a brief characterisation of the purposes and forms of documentation in and of spreadsheets.