title: Is there a JSDoc standard?
body: <p>I know there are various flavours of JSDoc around.  And it seems that each implementation of a JSDoc parser recognizes its own set of tags.  For example, consider the differences in tags between <a href="http://usejsdoc.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://usejsdoc.org/</a> and <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/programming-and-development/create-useful-relevant-javascript-documentation-with-jsdoc/451" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/programming-and-development/create-useful-relevant-javascript-documentation-with-jsdoc/451</a>.</p>
  
  <p>At this point, I am just confused.  Is there a canonical implementation of JSDoc or a widely recognized set of core tags?  Is there <em>best</em> implementation of JSDoc?</p>
  
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  <p>EDIT</p>
  
  <p>As asked in the comment below, the reason for this question is that I need to parse JSDoc comments for use with a tool that we are creating.  See this question": <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11851556/are-there-any-open-source-jsdoc-parser-written-in-javascript">Are there any open source JSDoc parser written in Javascript?</a></p>
  
  <p>I'm concerned that I will have to roll my own parser, and if I do, I need to know which tags need to be supported.  </p>
  
  <p>But, on a deeper level, it's concerning to me that that there is no consistent specification (or reference implementation).  This makes JSDoc feel a bit ad hoc to me.</p>