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 # bandolier-template
 
-This is the template project that's checked out and configured when you run the bando-up command from ljsthw-bandolier.  This is where the code really lives.
+The Bandolier is an educational web framework featured in the Learn JavaScript the Hard Way course. The Bandolier contains all of the features a full stack developer would need to learn, but with smaller easier to understand implementations that are fully visible in the project.
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+This is the template project that's checked out and configured when you run the bando-up command from [ljsthw-bandolier](https://git.learnjsthehardway.com/learn-javascript-the-hard-way/ljsthw-bandolier#ljsthw-bandolier).  This is where the code really lives.
 
 ## Installation