How do you document your C++ code?

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  1. Obidog

    Öbengine BInding and DOcumentation Generator

    To export XML which I then parse with a custom Python tool (https://github.com/ObEngine/Obidog) which will then do two things :

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. hyde

    A front-end to Jekyll that parses C++ sources to produce and enforce out-of-line documentation (by adobe)

    Adobe Hyde

  4. standardese

    A (work-in-progress) nextgen Doxygen for C++

    standardese

  5. breathe

    ReStructuredText and Sphinx bridge to Doxygen

    I use Sphinx documentation system with Breathe plugin: https://github.com/michaeljones/breathe for {fmt} docs: https://fmt.dev/latest/index.html.

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