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by wsvincent 10y ago
Author here. Snipcart is one option for e-commerce for static sites. https://snipcart.com/
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The Next WordPress(wsvincent.com)
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by wsvincent 10y ago
I've used Lektor recently and I think you're missing its main advantage: it does NOT aim to introduce web dev to non developers or to dramatically simplify the process of wiring up templates. In fact, its use of models is an addit
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by wsvincent 11y ago
+1 Algolia too. Fast, simple, easy to tweak. It just works.
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by wsvincent 11y ago
Yes, I think for special needs students or subsets of that, this would be a good way to add supplemental data. For example, a parent wants to do a search of public schools with resources for autistic children near Boston. That's a good
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by wsvincent 11y ago
I think you're right that contests are the way to get reviews, at least, from parents/students. Niche is taking this approach actually, largely through FB I believe. It provides some interesting data. There is the same issue of ti
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by wsvincent 11y ago
This is fantastic feedback. Thank you! * Yup, about to add a bigger hit radius on map indicator * City zoom...we're working on some ways to improve this. * Interesting about city demographic data...certainly have it. I can see how it w
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by wsvincent 11y ago
The Illinois Report Card is a great resource. If every state had such a tool, I agree you probably wouldn't need EdScore, GreatSchools, SchoolDigger, etc. I built EdScore out of frustration that this data is all public but buried in di
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by wsvincent 11y ago
True, that has worked well for NPR's Playground app, for example. http://www.playgroundsforeveryone.com/ The two main issues when we've thought of this are: 1) how do you ensure the data is accurate/up-to-dat
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by wsvincent 11y ago
Thanks for this feedback. We will add info on this. Perhaps a high-level overview and then a detailed one for parents that are interested in delving deeper.
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by wsvincent 11y ago
I completely agree that standardized test scores aren't the only thing parents are looking for. The main issue is: What other data set is there that exists state/nationally given we're working with 100,000+ schools? -Special
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by wsvincent 11y ago
Yes these are proprietary ratings. This is typically the first question we get: how credible/accurate are these scores. Since this is HN I can dive into this a bit more than with a typical parent: -There are fundamentally two data sets
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by wsvincent 11y ago
EdScore - A school ratings website for parents. https://edscore.org/ GreatSchools has a monopoly in this space but their 1-10 ratings scale is opaque and their website hard to navigate. EdScore has a more granular 50-100 ra
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Static Site Hosting with S3 and CloudFlare(wsvincent.com)
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The State of Meteor Part 2: What Happens Next(discovermeteor.com)
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by wsvincent 11y ago
I'm currently using Meteor to teach a college-level course on Web Development for beginners. https://csci16.hellometeor.com/ It's incredible how accessible Meteor is for this purpose: * One line complete local set
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by wsvincent 11y ago
http://whoishiring.it/#!/search/Europe/42.6931351/-73.372054... Berlin, NY is being shown here. Text from post is "Berlin, NYC,..." Cool visualization.