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Re: SpaceX Stats

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Post by mpweiher »

This is very cool.

+1 on making it as static as possible, updated manually with a refresh and an optional small JS to update a figure inline.

What I don't quite understand is the number of launches:

When I have it set to "total", the large counter says 22, but the text says "As of August 2014, SpaceX has launched 17 rockets (all from its sole rocket family".

Is the big number more current than the text? These should probably agree, or maybe a text explaining why they are different.

When set to Falcon 9, the large counter is at 17, the text says "To date, it has launched on 11 occasions". So here there's no specific date, and the difference between the numbers is 6, whereas for the total it is 5. Looks odd.

Re: SpaceX Stats

#32

Post by suanmeiguo »

Can anyone tell me what web framework is used to create a website like this? I've seen many websites in this "scrolling" style, and I want to create one myself!

Re: SpaceX Stats

#33

Post by Retra »

suanmeiguo wrote: post #32

Can anyone tell me what web framework is used to create a website like this? I've seen many websites in this "scrolling" style, and I want to create one myself!

Please don't!

Re: SpaceX Stats

#35

Post by jacquesm »

Mizza wrote: post #13

This is cool! It'd be cool to have a .json version of this page as well to see what other people could do with it! Stats are better with context - if you could do the same thing with NASA/ULA/China/India/ESA/etc it'd be even more illustrative. Also, +1 for getting rid of the scroll-assist. Kind of annoying. Slightly off topic: does anybody know if they're going to try controlled recovery of today's launch vehicle?

> does anybody know if they're going to try controlled recovery of today's launch vehicle?

Not today but on June 18th.

Re: SpaceX Stats

#36

Post by vonseel »

jaggederest wrote: post #6

That javascript slideshow style is really un-user-friendly, especially with largely static content. It's not enhancing anything more than simply assembling the whole thing into a single page with normal scrolling.

Thank you. I hate these things... fancy UI shit that does nothing but degrade the UX.

Re: SpaceX Stats

#38

Post by DeBraid »

jaggederest wrote: post #6

That javascript slideshow style is really un-user-friendly, especially with largely static content. It's not enhancing anything more than simply assembling the whole thing into a single page with normal scrolling.

Somebody cocked the UX on this one, might as well be a PDF. I was going to post the same thing as above.

Don't assume you know how fast I can read. Anything associated with Elon that wastes time is disrespectful of the man and his achievements.

Re: SpaceX Stats

#39

Post by ceejayoz »

suanmeiguo wrote: post #32

Can anyone tell me what web framework is used to create a website like this? I've seen many websites in this "scrolling" style, and I want to create one myself!

Google "parallax JS" and you'll find a bunch of libraries. That said, it's horribly overused and often poorly implemented in a way that's frustrating to users.

Re: SpaceX Stats

#40

Post by BinaryIdiot »

jaggederest wrote: post #6

That javascript slideshow style is really un-user-friendly, especially with largely static content. It's not enhancing anything more than simply assembling the whole thing into a single page with normal scrolling.

Ugh, yes. The only way I made it usable was to use the arrow keys on my keyboard but even then it's so slow.
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