MkDocs vs Pattern Lab

Overview

MkDocs

Stacks167

Followers152

Votes14

Pattern Lab

Stacks14

Followers54

Votes0

MkDocs vs Pattern Lab: What are the differences?

MkDocs: *A static site generator *. It builds completely static HTML sites that you can host on GitHub pages, Amazon S3, or anywhere else you choose. There's a stack of good looking themes available. The built-in dev-server allows you to preview your documentation as you're writing it. It will even auto-reload and refresh your browser whenever you save your changes; Pattern Lab: Create atomic design systems with it. It helps you and your team build thoughtful, pattern-driven user interfaces using atomic design principles.

MkDocs and Pattern Lab can be primarily classified as "Static Site Generators" tools.

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MkDocs	Pattern Lab
It builds completely static HTML sites that you can host on GitHub pages, Amazon S3, or anywhere else you choose. There's a stack of good looking themes available. The built-in dev-server allows you to preview your documentation as you're writing it. It will even auto-reload and refresh your browser whenever you save your changes.	It helps you and your team build thoughtful, pattern-driven user interfaces using atomic design principles.
-	Nested Patterns; Design With Dynamic Data; Language Agnostic; Pattern Documentation; Viewport Resizer Tools
Statistics
Stacks 167	Stacks 14
Followers 152	Followers 54
Votes 14	Votes 0
Pros & Cons
Pros 5 Speed 4 Gitlab integration 3 Extensibility 2 Themes Cons 1 Build time increases exponentially as site grows	No community feedback yet
Integrations
No integrations available	Node.js Webix PHP Moqups Ember.js Angular UI Bootstrap JSHint

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