I Built a Modern UK Government Service Using COBOL
Can COBOL build a modern UK government service? I tested GOV.UK Frontend with a 67-year-old language. Read on to find out.
Can COBOL build a modern UK government service? I tested GOV.UK Frontend with a 67-year-old language. Read on to find out.
Can you build UK government services without a frontend framework? Read on to find out what happened when I tested GOV.UK Frontend across eight backends.
In this post, I explore how to progressively enhance interactive maps for UK government services, with accessible, resilient fallbacks when JavaScript fails.
Frontend development never stands still. By looking back at the legacy techniques and tools that once shaped the web, we gain perspective on why today’s best practices exist and how to avoid repeating past mistakes. This post takes a trip down memory lane to uncover lessons from the early days of web development, and considers how they might guide us as we stand on the verge of another shift with the rise of AI and the evolving web platform.
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