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JSDoc
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Apr 30, 2019
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Sep 8, 2020
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Jun 27, 2020
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DocumentJS
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Sep 13, 2021
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Only provides an output of the API
JSDoc only provides a linear output of the API and not really a visually appealing or any information other than the methods and what they do. It's very technical so it may be hard for beginners to read documentation generated by it and understand it.
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Numerous templates available
The community behind JSDoc has built sever templates and other related tools that allow you to use JSDoc in a simpler and more efficient way.
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Grunt plugin available
For people who like to use Grunt, there's a Grunt plugin available.
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Docco
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Docco
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Great for beginners
Since Docco doesn't enforce any comment style or rules, it's great for beginners who can instantly pick up without having to learn any new syntax or style.
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Does not enforce a pattern in writing comments
Since Docco only accepts comment lines starting with double slashes, it does not really enforce any pattern in writing comments, at least not as much as it would if it would use comment blocks. This can bring a huge disparity and even make it harder for Docco to generate good documentation as the project grows larger.
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Markdown support
All the comments are run through a markdown parser, while all the code is run through Highlight.js for code highlighting.
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apiDoc
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apiDoc
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Only really useful for RESTful web APIs
Can't be used for documenting the application in general
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Built in REST client
Adds ability to test out your endpoints from the documentation
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Multi language support
Supports documenting other languages (other than just JS)
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YUIDoc
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YUIDoc
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Cross-platform
YUIDoc is not available for JavaScript only, it supports every language that has /**/ comment blocks.
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The name of the method/class need to be mentioned in the comments
Since YuiDoc only parses comment blocks, it requires the names of the methods to be specified there, ignoring what's outside of the comment block.
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Great output
YUIDoc's default theme is very appealing. The output it renders is very readable, searchable and user-friendly.
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Live preview
A standalone doc server is included which allows you to easily preview the documentation as it's being written.
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DocumentJS
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Document JS and CSS
Also great for style guides.
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ESDoc
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It is purely for ES Javascript class based code
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JSDuck
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Abandoned and unmaintained
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