In today’s episode of “Fix the forms, one at a time”, @cocochan.bsky.social attempts an application form that ends “abruptly” after hundreds of questions. Pro tip: don’t do that Instead, at least use a confirmation page (and probably, for this number of questions, a check-your-answers page)
There were a few more questions about why I was interested in the scheme and then it abruptly ended. No end of service screen or next steps. (FLS team need to look at design system! design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/con...) Only knew it had submitted because I received an email.
Let users know they’ve completed a transaction
Many many thoughts about this and everything else GDS did in the early years. I'm planning to write some of them up when I've finished #PlatformLand and had a few days to think about it.
An old GDS photo pops up out of the blue. Feels like we lost so many years fixing gov's data infrastructure after all those early data teams were closed down around that time. Still feels like a monumentally daft decision
My copy of @richardpope.org's book arrived today. I already know I'll have to read it several times through to get everything. The writing is dense, but in that rich, deep way, making very complex concepts flow and come to life. Astonishing achievement
"E-invoicing" sounds good 'n' all : www.gov.uk/government/n.... But, is it being developed using the Service Manual or being outsourced to one of the giant legacy providers?
The Chancellor has today unveiled a package of measures to deliver on the agenda of the new government.
Suggested follow-up: John Glen MP should ask the Cabinet Office minister whether UK Labour intends to carry forward the previous Government's plan for an integrated platform for transparency data committees.parliament.uk/committee/32...#opengov#opendata
Y'know, it was only a few weeks ago when a young developer friend of mine said to me "Why would a young technical person even do a government job now? What's even left to do?" Book on it's way to them!
Book has sold out and been removed from Amazon search. Amazing how quickly a couple of secondary market copies appeared at inflated prices (then went).