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a15n/ted-tribute — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2014-09-09

JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A responsive clone of the TED website that displays real TED talks in a grid, built with Angular.js and Bootstrap.

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    What it does
      Clones TED website look
      Pulls live TED API data
      Shows talks in grid
    Tech stack
      AngularJS
      Bootstrap
      JavaScript
    Use cases
      Browse TED talks
      Learn API integration
      Prototype a talks browser
    Audience
      Developers
      Founders

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Browse TED talks in a responsive grid layout powered by live API data.

REASON 2

Learn how to connect a JavaScript framework to a public API.

REASON 3

Use as a prototype for exploring a different way to browse TED's talk catalog.

REASON 4

Study how to rebuild a popular site's frontend using its public data.

What's in the stack?

AngularJSBootstrapJavaScript

How it stacks up

a15n/ted-tributea15n/a15na15n/checkout-validation
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2014-09-092019-04-072014-09-04
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/52/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how this project fetches and displays TED talk data from the API.
Prompt 2
Help me add search or filtering to this TED talks grid.
Prompt 3
Show me how Bootstrap and Angular.js work together in this project.
Prompt 4
Walk me through hosting this app so I can share it with others.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is ted-tribute?

A responsive clone of the TED website that displays real TED talks in a grid, built with Angular.js and Bootstrap.

What language is ted-tribute written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes AngularJS, Bootstrap, JavaScript.

Is ted-tribute actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-09-09).

How hard is ted-tribute to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is ted-tribute for?

Mainly developer.

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