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  1. Documentation generators: 6 great tools you should know

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    A documentation generator is a programming tool that generates software documentation intended for programmers ( API documentation) or end users ( end-user guide), or both, from a set of source code files, and in some cases, binary files. Some generators, such as Javadoc, can use special comments to drive the generation.
    Most commonly, auto-generated documentation is used for application programming interfaces (APIs), intended for a developer audience. A generator can create documentation from source code and other files, including binaries. Different documentation generation tools are available for different types of documentation.
    Document generators can only deduce information that exists in the code. They can’t deduce business logic, design decisions, let alone the reasons not to implement things in a certain way. In addition, automatic generators don’t always separate the wheat from the chaff, as they may treat all code in the same manner.
    For internal documentation, generating docs automatically saves time from the developers who would otherwise write the documents themselves. Automatic generators may also help clarify parts of the codebase that the current developers on the team don’t know well enough to contribute to, let alone to document.
  3. Comparison of documentation generators - seomastering.com