Corrected list of scratchr2 pages; added intro text

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* the "project page", which shows a playable version of the project, along with the project's title, description, comments, remixes and studios; this page operates in the background when you "See inside" a project
* the site's home page
* the Ideas page
* landing pages for various Scratch extensions, such as LEGO Mindstorms and Micro:bit
* landing pages for various Scratch extensions, such as LEGO MINDSTORMS and micro:bit
* the info page for Scratch Desktop
* and other pages such as Credits and FAQ.
### How this fits in with other Scratch repos
The scratch-www project has lots of aspects of its design that are particular to our backend systems.
To use it for your own project, you would have to look at all the places it makes backend calls, and
create your own backend systems to perform those functions.
The [scratch-gui](https://github.com/LLK/scratch-gui) project, on the other hand, is designed to be
able to be used by anyone, without needing to create backend systems, though it also can support
backend systems for project and asset saving.
### Contributing
We welcome your contributions to this codebase! You may want to start by browsing [the current
list of open issues labeled "help wanted"](https://github.com/LLK/scratch-www/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22).
Contributing to scratch-www can be more difficult than contributing to
[scratch-gui](https://github.com/LLK/scratch-gui). This is because scratch-gui can be run on its
own, without needing any other services to be running, while scratch-www needs to communicate
with several backend systems that the Scratch team runs (see "How this fits in with other Scratch
repos" above). If you are new to contributing to Scratch's source code, we suggest you start
by becoming familiar with scratch-gui and its [list of open issues labeled "help
wanted"](https://github.com/LLK/scratch-gui/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22).
To contribute, please follow the [standard steps for contributing to a project on
GitHub](https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions).
### Using scratch-www for your own project
If you're thinking of using scratch-www for your own project, you might want to think about what parts
of the codebase you really need for your project. Is it the layout of the project page? Is it
the way the project page manages the information it passes to the scratch-gui instance? You may wish
to use just those parts, and work out the rest your own way.
### License
See the [LICENSE](https://github.com/LLK/scratch-www/blob/master/LICENSE) file in this repo.
## Understanding this codebase
### Guides
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#### Development technologies
* Node
* Webpack
* [Node](https://nodejs.org/)
* [Webpack](https://webpack.js.org/)
* [React](https://facebook.github.io/react/)
* Redux
* [SCSS](http://sass-lang.com/documentation/file.SASS_REFERENCE.html)
* [Redux](https://redux.js.org/)
* [Sass](http://sass-lang.com/documentation/file.SASS_REFERENCE.html)
#### Testing technologies
* Jest
* Enzyme
* Tap
* Selenium
Our tests use:
* [Jest](https://jestjs.io/) (we are writing most new tests in Jest)
* [Tap](https://node-tap.org/) (we are moving away from using Tap, but many tests still use it)
* [Enzyme](https://airbnb.io/enzyme/)
* [Selenium](https://selenium.dev/)
## Developing scratch-www
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* Login on the splash page (*In the process of being fixed*)
* Some update attempts to production data made through a development version of the web client
Additionally, if you set `FALLBACK=https://scratch.mit.edu`, be aware that clicking on links to parts of the website not yet migrated over (currently such as `Explore`, `Discuss`, `Profile`, etc.) will take you to the Scratch website itself.
Additionally, if you set `FALLBACK=https://scratch.mit.edu`, be aware that clicking on links to parts of the website not yet migrated over (currently such as `Discuss`, `Profile`, `My Stuff`, etc.) will take you to the Scratch website itself.
### Windows