UK school search application
Show HN: UK school search application
UK school search application operates in show hn launch.
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- WHAT -: UK school search database. Free text search by school name, address, headteacher's name. Free text search by location (lists all nearby schools). For those of you not in UK, there's a list of example searches, so you still can try it out. Also show crime stats in the area.- WHY -: Offer a free search tool to everyone hoping that this will attract enough traffic and the list gets noticed. Moneymaking plan is to offer customised lists to businesses.- HOW -: Backend is a Django+Tastypie application. Frontend is a simple jQueryUI script. API has throttling enabled to prevent data scraping. I hope it's tuned properly and "normal" users won't get throttled. DB is dual - RDBMS (for "stati
Within the show hn launch space, the company focuses on its core offering rather than a broad product line.
It is recorded at the Show HN launch stage.
| Sector | Show HN launch |
|---|---|
| Stage | Show HN launch |
Website: www.slipperysnake.co.uk/schools-database/It
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