Doxygen vs Pastebin.com

Doxygen

Description: Doxygen is a popular open-source documentation generator for C++, C, Java, Objective-C, Python and other programming languages. It allows developers to document their code with specially formatted comments that Doxygen then parses to produce documentation in various formats like HTML, LaTeX, and XML.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Pastebin.com

Description: Pastebin is an online text storage service where users can store plain text snippets, code snippets, or small documents for easy sharing. The snippets can be set to expire after a certain period of time. It allows for quick sharing of text information without needing file uploads.

Type: software

Doxygen Features

• Generates documentation from source code comments
• Supports many programming languages like C++, C, Java, Objective-C, Python
• Generates documentation in multiple formats like HTML, LaTeX, XML
• Can extract diagrams like call graphs and inheritance diagrams from code
• Customizable output through templates and CSS stylesheets
• Automatic cross referencing between code entities
• Supports documenting libraries and APIs
• Can generate graphical class hierarchy diagrams

Pastebin.com Features

• Store plain text snippets, code snippets, or small documents
• Set snippets to expire after a certain time period
• Generate custom URLs for sharing snippets
• Syntax highlighting for code snippets
• Private and password protected snippets
• Customizable interface with multiple themes

Doxygen

• Open Source

Pastebin.com

• Not listed