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Why the GOV.UK Design System team changed the input type for numbers

Posted by: Hanna Laakso, GDS, Frontend Developer, Posted on: 24 February 2020 - Categories: Open Standards, Tools

We take a look at why the GOV.UK Design System changed the element it uses for inputting numbers, making it more accessible and easier to use

Reporting back on our Tech Talks: Interoperability and open standards event

Posted by: Rosalie Marshall, GDS, Lead Technology Advisor, Posted on: 21 February 2020 - Categories: Event, Open Standards, Tools, Transformation

Our recent Tech Talks event on interoperability and open standards featured talks from Dan Appelquist, Lorna Mitchell and Kin Lane, and we’re also hosting a couple of events on APIs and data management.

Our top 12 mob programming tips and thoughts

Posted by: Emma Beynon, Posted on: 8 September 2016 - Categories: Chat, GOV.UK, Tools

Over the past few months, us developers on the GOV.UK Custom Formats team have been trying out a new approach to software development called mob programming. Instead of individual developers working on stories separately, mob programming involves a group of …

Applying for a job at GDS

Posted by: Anna Shipman, Posted on: 24 December 2013 - Categories: Chat

This post is now outdated. For a more up-to-date explanation of applying to GDS please read Applying for a job at GDS: update. Over the next few months we will be recruiting for a number of roles, including developers and …