Decision Workspace
bindocs vs generate-readme vs codebank
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
28
bindocs
growingv0.1.0
A tool to assist writing documentation for Rust binaries
38
generate-readme
growingv0.1.3
A command-line utlity to help you generate README.md files.
52
codebank
experimentalv0.4.5
A powerful code documentation generator that creates structured markdown documentation from your codebase. Supports multiple languages including Rust, Python, TypeScript, C, and Go with intelligent parsing and formatting. Features test code filtering, summary generation, and customizable documentation strategies.
Core Metrics
| bindocs | generate-readme | codebank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 28 | 38 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 5.3K | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 7 | 42 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 972d ago | 730d ago | 332d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 2y 5m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
bindocs
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
generate-readme
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
codebank
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bindocs | generate-readme | codebank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.4.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 7 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 15KB | 140KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •codebank leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ bindocs, generate-readme have not been updated in over a year.