If I compile my sketch successfully, I have a single notification.
If I add an extra brace and compile again, I have 2 notifications, my original "Done Compiling" and the error from the brace.
I remove the brace, hit compile, and the notifications are cleared, and a new "Done" message arrives.
So either way (error or not) the little notification bell icon shows at least 1 notification. By my thinking, the icon is there as an alert something is wrong, and a successful compilation is not something wrong.
In the redundancy category is the fact that I watched a progression of the compile, with a progress bar, that ends with a "Done Compiling" message. That is a cool piece of work, and needs to remain.
Why not just leave the final message show (instead of a timed erasure) until I click in the editor window? Message gets to user, and they don't develop a habit of ignoring the bell icon because it is always lit up.
- Wes