What is jsdoc?
JSDoc 3 is an API documentation generator for JavaScript, similar to JavaDoc or PHPDoc. You add documentation comments directly to your source code, right along side the code itself. The JSDoc Tool will scan your source code, and generate a complete HTML documentation website for you.
jsdoc is a tool in the Documentation as a Service & Tools category of a tech stack.
Who uses jsdoc?
Companies
29 companies reportedly use jsdoc in their tech stacks, including MEGA, Clovis, and immmr.
Developers
170 developers on StackShare have stated that they use jsdoc.
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Decisions about jsdoc
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose jsdoc in their tech stack.
Salina Acharya
Senior Software Engineer at Datamine Software · | 6 upvotes · 146.9K views
Hello, I need to write documentation for my React codebase. I am tossing between Docusaurus and jsdoc. I liked everything about Docusaurus but then it doesn't seem to generate a web file like jsdoc does once the code is commented with the required tags. I was hoping I could get some advice on which tool to go with for my React application.
jsdoc's Features
- Up and running easily
- Command line interface
jsdoc Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to jsdoc?
ESDoc
It obtains a comment called doc comment from a source code. Then it generates a document from a tag in a doc comment
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Postman
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Swagger UI
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