There are two big concerns government organisations have around making source code open. They want to know which subsets of the code should be kept closed and how to code in the open securely. To address these questions I’ve introduced two pieces of …
StackTech is a cross-government unconference that brings together technologists to discuss common issues and solutions. The event is a great opportunity to network and meet new people. Our third StackTech will be held on 24 October from 09:30 to 16:00 …
As technical writers at GDS we create technical documentation which includes instructions and supporting content for the products we build. We want to make our documentation consistent across all products, but also make it easier to work closely with our …
We are hosting the second cross-government meetup on Open Source in London on Tuesday 26th September.
Technical Writer on GaaP, Jonathan Glassman, recently attended the API The Docs conference, organised by our very own technical writer community at GDS and Write the Docs. Find out what he learned...
Our job in the Infrastructure Team is to make sure GOV.UK is available. Find out how we've improved the uptime of GOV.UK by making our DNS more robust.
Writing about the work they did in March, David and Robin talk about the benefits of coding in the open.
GDS is recruiting for more technical architects and we want to attract some of the best talent out there. We’ve published a recruitment guide to provide information to candidates.
As an Open Source community member, you are responsible for handling any security issues you identify. This post provides an example of a security issue we encountered and resolved by working with the project security team.
We’ve come to the decision that as of April 2017, the Business Support API will be deprecated. This post explains why we're doing this and the dates you need to know.
If you’re interested in jobs in this field, check out all open opportunities on the GDS careers site.