Danny Williams
willidh.bsky.social
Danny Williams
@willidh.bsky.social
UK GDS Service Manual experts: I am looking for a cross-functional flowchart that illustrates what each role could/should be doing in each stage from Discovery, through Alpha, Private Beta, Public Beta, Live and Retirement. Does anyone have such a thing? (And yes I have been searching for a while!)
June 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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This is very good - especially that DEFRA is blogging about it. That said, there must be a cross-government standard for this rather than each department creating their own.

defradigital.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/02/g...
GenAI and software development: a new paradigm
Tim Howard, Deputy Director for Major Projects, Cross-Cutting Technical Services, reflects on his experience of integrating generative AI into software development workflows.
defradigital.blog.gov.uk
June 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@curiousscutter.bsky.social says "you do not need to build a pants version of your app to find out that it is pants" but this is exactly what Figma Sites is for. It is a pants site builder, for building pants sites.
May 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@whatalotofthings.com just seen this AI development platform where non Devs can vibe code and it supports import from Figma.
bolt.new
Imagine being able to design your new solution in Figma and then Vibe code it into production!
May 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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"It isn’t complicated; it is just hard." - All you need to know about the future of the NHS App.
April 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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The Octopus Home Mini is some impressive product/service design. Our smart meter is 15m from the house and yet it works a treat, uploading realtime energy consumption data. octopus.energy/blog/octopus...
Meet the Octopus Home Mini
The Octopus Home Mini is a brand new, cutting-edge bit of tech that makes understanding your energy usage easier than ever before.
octopus.energy
March 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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A massive thank you to all the organisers, campmakers and volunteers who make UKGovCamp the best unconference event. #ukgc25 was a joyous and hopeful thing
January 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM