Mermaid vs phpDocumentor 2
A side-by-side look at Mermaid and phpDocumentor 2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Mermaid
Development
Mermaid is an open-source tool that allows you to create diagrams and visualizations using text and code. It is designed to integrate with documentation sites and wikis to add charts and graphs through a simple markdown-inspired script language. The key benefit is the ability to generate complex diagrams that are portable, themeable, and easy to edit programmatically.
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phpDocumentor 2
Development
phpDocumentor 2 is an open source documentation generator for PHP code. It analyzes PHP source code to automatically generate documentation in HTML with links between the different elements.
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