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			@title Introduction
			@group intro

			This document provides a high-level overview of the Phabricator project.

			= What is Phabricator? =

			Phabricator (pronounced like the word //fabricator//) is a suite of web
			applications which make it easier to build software, particularly when working
			with teams. Phabricator is largely based on Facebook's internal tools.

			The major components of Phabricator are:

			- Differential, a code review tool; and
			- Diffusion, a repository browser.

			Phabricator also includes a number of smaller tools.

			= Why use Phabricator? =

			Phabricator gives you a box of reasonably decent tools for a comparatively small
			setup cost. Plus:

			- It has some good project names.
			- Facebook integration makes it very hip indeed.
			- It's fairly snappy.
			- You only have to install and configure one thing instead of setting up
			and customizing a bunch of tools you don't really care about.
			- A couple of the core tools are actually pretty good.
			- Maniphest allows you to close tasks "out of spite".

			However, Phabricator may also not be a good solution for you:

			- If you develop primarily on Windows, you are likely to find integration
			with the toolsets you use lacking.
			- If you don't use SVN or Git, you'll have to add support for your VCS before
			you can get anywhere.
			- If you loathe PHP, well, it's written in PHP.

			= Next Steps =

			Continue by:

			- installing Phabricator with the @{article:Installation Guide}.