Making GOV.UK pages load faster and use less data
We changed the way fonts load on GOV.UK to speed up loading times on old devices with slow connection speeds.
Join us to discuss future technology trends at StackTech 4
Join us at our next cross-government technology event on 18 October.
How we designed and built a new network for our office move
Find out how our IT team built our internal network when we moved to our Whitechapel office.
Our approach to updating Open Standards
Why we keep track of Open Standards using static versioning instead of automatically updating them.
Demonstrating the benefits of AI in government with the Rubik’s Cube
The world record for solving a scrambled Rubik's cube is 4.22 seconds. But what can this teach us about using AI in government?
Get advice to help solve technology challenges at our monthly drop-in clinic
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We held our first Consulting Technical Architects (CTA) drop-in at the GDS offices in Whitechapel at the start August. The half-day session was attended by technologists from a range of government departments and we plan to run this drop-in clinic …
4 things the GOV.UK PaaS team built during their firebreak
Here’s what the GOV.UK Platform as a Service (PaaS) team worked on during its April firebreak.
Build your Docs career event: our recap
Catch up on all the highlights from our Build your Docs career conference.
Building a tool to improve our GitHub security
GitHub plays a major role in the software supply chain at GDS. All our source code is stored in GitHub - mainly in Alphagov - and we work hard to make sure our repositories are secure.
Changing our testing requirements for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10
Service team developers no longer need to test on Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 (old versions of IE) when following our ‘designing for different browsers and devices’ guidance.
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