The Performance Platform: open for business
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A brief overview of technology behind Alpha.gov.uk
...most quickly get us to a relatively-durable prototype, and then "federate" them. We started with the python-based framework Django for the Department pages, added Ruby on Rails for a suite...
Pulling the servers' strings
We're already talked about why we chose Amazon Web Services for hosting the beta of GOV.UK, and how we approached some of the decisions that came with it. Cloud hosting...
The speed of change
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Chris Heathcote - Product Manager for Accessibility Monitoring, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Content design, GOV.UK
...swift version of the formal development process: I made a prototype, that was shared amongst the team for feedback, there was general consensus that it was better, a few tweaks...
Open Data White Paper commits Government to publishing Developer Engagement Strategy
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Emer Coleman - former Deputy Director of Digital Engagement, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital engagement
...formats and with the same definitions Public data underlying the Government’s own websites will be published in re-usable form Public data will be timely and fine-grained Release data quickly, then...
Why IaaS?
...developers and our web operations team can summon virtual servers at will, often using code we've written to talk to APIs from the IaaS provider We pay for what we...
This week at GDS
...Force. We’ve also actually started cracking code, or writing code, on the Beta for the Carers’ Allowance transaction. We’ve also managed to hire some Agile coaches into a couple of...
How many people are missing out on JavaScript enhancement?
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Pete Herlihy - former Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, GOV.UK, Transformation
...a significantly different interaction for any people not running JavaScript. "What proportion of people is that?” an inquisitive mind asked. Silence. We didn’t really have any idea how many people...
Playing around with data
...the “web platform” as opposed to anything else. Design and sketching was done in code for speed. Google Chrome running in fullscreen mode displays the Heroku page when a connection...
Code Club at the Palace
...writing his first piece of code, and school children visiting No 10 to take part in the #HourofCode event. Not to be outdone, here's Minister for Cabinet Office Francis Maude...
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