https://github.com/scottstanfield/msrd.io

Regional Directories website
https://github.com/scottstanfield/msrd.io

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Regional Directories website

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/scottstanfield/msrd.io
• Owner: scottstanfield
• Created: 2013-01-17T23:47:07.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2013-03-08T01:37:30.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-11T12:46:02.193Z (9 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 5.21 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
msrd.io

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The web site for the Microsoft Regional Directors, a global community of

independent Microsoft ambasadors.  

Technical details about the RD site

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- HTML5 and CSS3, naturally

- Hosted on Azure as part of their preview "web site"

- Node.js and Express for minimal routing and layout engine

- Content marked up as Jade (HTML), Stylus (CSS) and Markdown (text)

- No client-side Javascript (yet)

- Git for source control; change sets pushed to Azure via `git push`

- Source will be on [github](http://github.com)

Getting Started

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	% npm install

	% npm install -g supervisor

	% ./autostart

Now open http://localhost:3000 to view

Stretch goals for the site

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- [Clean typography][1]

- [Semantic markup][2]

- [Grid-based layouts][3]

- [Mobile-first adaptive design][4]

- [Design ∩ Engineering][5]

- [EMs over Pixels][6]

- [Engineered HTTP for speed][7]

- And source control as CMS (Markdown and Github) 

[1]: http://webtypography.net

[2]: http://html5doctor.com/lets-talk-about-semantics/

[3]: http://typophile.com/files/How%20you%20make%20a%20grid.pdf

[4]: http://www.codeschool.com/courses/journey-into-mobile

[5]: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/02/09/applying-mathematics-to-web-design/

[6]: http://blog.cloudfour.com/the-ems-have-it-proportional-media-queries-ftw/

[7]: http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html