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Pros of MireDot
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Pros of ReadMe.io
  • 3
    Easy setup
  • 3
    Creates documentation from code
  • 3
    Java 8 Support
  • 3
    Free version
  • 1
    Gradle Support
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    Spring Support
  • 13
    GitHub integration
  • 7
    Free for public repos
  • 2
    Automated Builds
  • 18
    Great UI
  • 15
    Easy
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    Customizable
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    Cute mascot
  • 8
    Looks great and is fun to use
  • 5
    It's friggin awesome
  • 3
    Make sample API calls inside the docs

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Cons of MireDot
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      • 4
        Support is awful
      • 3
        No backup and restore capability
      • 2
        Important parts of the CSS are locked
      • 2
        Document structure is severely restricted
      • 2
        Full of bugs
      • 2
        No notifications of edits by other users
      • 1
        Supports only two documents plus a blog
      • 1
        Does not support pre-request scripts
      • 1
        Random pages display content of other pages instead
      • 1
        Review and comment functionality is hard to work with
      • 1
        Navigation in user-facing copy is spotty
      • 1
        All admins have full editing rights

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      What is MireDot?

      Generate REST documentation directly from your Java source code. This ensures always up-to-date and accurate documentation with minimal effort.

      What is Read the Docs?

      It hosts documentation, making it fully searchable and easy to find. You can import your docs using any major version control system, including Mercurial, Git, Subversion, and Bazaar.

      What is ReadMe.io?

      It is an easy-to-use tool to help you build out documentation! Each documentation site that you publish is a project where there is space for documentation, interactive API reference guides, a changelog, and much more.

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