GDS is running its 4th cross-government API event on 1 May
Over 15 government organisations actively involved in API development will share their strategies on meeting user needs, security, accessibility and more.
How GOV.UK Verify maintains zero downtime when deploying new frontend versions
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William Palmer, GDS Lead Developer and Jakub Miarka, GDS Developer and Tech Lead, Posted on:
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GOV.UK Verify
The GOV.UK Verify team has changed the way its frontend is deployed. We take a deep dive into the technical challenges and how the load balancing changes give users a better experience.
Improving the Technology Code of Practice for local authorities
The GDS Technology Policy team outlines improvements to the Technology Code of Practice to make it more relevant to all government organisations.
Learn the results from the cross-government frontend technology survey
...frameworks as part of their frontend stack with a 10.3% jump in people using React the number of teams using Node.js, Ruby on Rails and Python has largely remained the...
It’s ok to experiment with emerging technology
Emerging technologies are creating lots of buzz and the Government Digital Service (GDS) has released guidance on how the public sector should think about using these solutions.
Laying the foundations for a digital Land Registry
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Steve Railton, HM Land Registry, Deputy Director, Digital Data and Technology Directorate, Posted on:
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Transformation
HM Land Registry talks through the steps it's taking to modernise and how it’s going to meet the needs of users in the digital world.
Opening the GOV.UK Verify Hub source code
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William Palmer, GDS Lead Developer and Maisie Fernandes, GDS technical architect, Posted on:
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GOV.UK Verify, Open Source
The standards that underpin GOV.UK Verify have always been open but we started coding as a private project. Here’s a recap of our journey to coding in the open.
Lessons learned using contract testing in GOV.UK Pay
Learn about the challenges we faced when switching to contract testing and the benefits we’ve gained by moving away from expensive end-to-end testing.
Global Day of Code Retreat 2018: tackling the Game of Life at GDS
The Government Digital Service hosted an event for developers as part of the Global Day of Code Retreat. Find out what we did and why we set them an impossible challenge.
The benefits of migrating GOV.UK Pay’s codebase to the GOV.UK Design System
The GOV.UK Pay team has made significant performance improvements by using the GOV.UK Design System. Find out what our migration process was like and how your service can benefit too.
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