Scaladoc
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VisitScaladoc vs Sphinx
What both publish
| Fact | Scaladoc | Sphinx |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The Scala documentation names sbt as the easiest and most commonly used way to generate Scaladoc from Scala code. | Built-in extensions include GitHub Pages publishing, Graphviz graphs, and intersphinx links to other projects’ documentation. |
| Purpose | Scaladoc is Scala’s main documentation tool and generates documentation related to the structure of Scala source code from comments in that code. | Sphinx generates technical documentation from structured text. |
Scaladoc plans
- ScaladocFree
Sphinx plans
- Sphinx open-source softwareFree
Pick Scaladoc if…
Scaladoc is for Scala library authors who need API documentation and developers or library users who need to consult it. It is especially relevant to projects that want generated HTML references or static documentation sites.
Pick Sphinx if…
Sphinx suits technical writers and development teams maintaining structured documentation, especially when they need multiple output formats, cross-project references or API documentation drawn from docstrings.