Simple things are complicated: making a show password option
Adding a ‘show password’ option to GOV.UK accounts looked like a straightforward task, but it was more interesting and complicated than we expected.
Highlights from our “Form Design” cross-government workshop
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Venus Bailey, GDS, Technical Architect and Khidr Suleman, GDS Technical Writer, Posted on:
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Event, Transformation
The cross-government form-building community has grown to over 130 people and is developing resources to improve how forms are developed and used.
What it’s like being a frontend developer at GDS
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Iqbal Ahmed, frontend developer, GDS, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, GOV.UK Performance
Frontend development is a growing role within government, and it’s a vital one, as the work is focused on the parts of government that citizens interact with most often. Iqbal Ahmed, frontend developer at GDS, outlines the main duties of the role.
Why you should hire a frontend developer
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Matt Hobbs, Head of Frontend Development, GDS, Posted on:
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Tools, Transformation
A dedicated frontend developer will make your website faster, more accessible and easier to use. This post looks at what frontend development is, and why you should hire someone in that role now.
How GDS improved GOV.UK Frontend’s developer documentation
The GOV.UK Design System team at GDS has rewritten developer documentation for GOV.UK Frontend. Here’s what the team did, including how it identified what needed improving and how it tested the new content.
How we implemented Apple Pay and Google Pay on GOV.UK Pay
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Jon Heslop, GDS Front End Developer and Oswald Quek, GDS Developer, Posted on:
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News
Find out how we used the Payment Request API standard and how we managed encryption. We explain why we chose to use Apple’s JavaScript API and not use the Google Pay API.
Making GOV.UK Pay available in Welsh
GOV.UK Pay now offers the ability to show users pages in Welsh. We take a look at the technical details and how this will help us add more language support in the future.
Why we focus on frontend performance
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Matt Hobbs, Head of Frontend Development, GDS, Posted on:
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GOV.UK Performance, Transformation
The Government Digital Service recently updated guidance on frontend performance. We focus heavily on improving web performance as GOV.UK is accessed from various devices and connectivity. Here’s why you need to focus on it too.
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.
Coding in the open makes better code
Writing about the work they did in March, David and Robin talk about the benefits of coding in the open.
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