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Transcript
The year is 2012…
@annashipman GDS ARCHIVED
@annashipman GDS ARCHIVED
GOV.UK was first @annashipman GDS
The year is 2016…
@annashipman GDS
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GOV.UK is coded in the open
Coding in the open in government
Anna Shipman Open Source Lead Government Digital Service @annashipman
@annashipman GDS
Open source in government
@annashipman 1. Using Open Source Software 2. Contributing to Open
Source Software 3. Open sourcing our own software GDS
@annashipman 1. Using Open Source Software 2. Contributing to Open
Source Software 3. Open sourcing our own software GDS
A huge amount of government code is now in the
open @annashipman GDS
How we got here
Revolution, not evolution @annashipman GDS
The Government Digital Service (GDS) @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
GDS is helping government be digital by default @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
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Coding in the open
Coding in the open is technically Open Source @annashipman GDS
@annashipman 1. Software with its source code made available 2.
With a licence that allows software to be freely used, modified, and shared GDS
@annashipman GDS
The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2015 Crown Copyright (Government
Digital Service) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and @annashipman GDS
It might not work in your environment @annashipman GDS
We make no guarantees about continuing support @annashipman GDS
We haven’t worked to build a community @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
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Make things open: it makes things better
It makes the code better
Coding in the open encourages good practice @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
@annashipman Giving constructive code reviews GDS
@annashipman Being aware of security GDS
@annashipman Making sure you are following good architectural principles GDS
@annashipman Coding in the open makes it easier to work
with others GDS
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@annashipman Other people can help make your project better GDS
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Open code makes it possible for others to contribute @annashipman
GDS
It makes the organisation better
Coding in the open makes it easy to share learning
@annashipman GDS
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You can show off the organisation’s code @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
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Open code advertises your interesting work @annashipman GDS
Code review can act as a positive advert for your
culture @annashipman GDS
Good for recruitment and retention @annashipman GDS
It makes government better
You can see what work is being done with public
money @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
Coding in the open supports a culture of openness @annashipman
GDS
Forces clarity on ownership of the code @annashipman GDS
The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2015 Crown Copyright (Government
Digital Service) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and @annashipman GDS
The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2015 Crown Copyright (Government
Digital Service) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and @annashipman GDS
Government owns the intellectual property for the work @annashipman GDS
Can switch suppliers @annashipman GDS
Can build a team from multiple suppliers @annashipman GDS
Reducing supplier lock-in @annashipman GDS
It’s cheaper @annashipman GDS
Access control is complex and expensive @annashipman GDS
Public code repos are usually free @annashipman GDS
Two benefits I haven’t mentioned
Reuse @annashipman GDS
“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
Open doesn’t mean enough eyeballs @annashipman GDS
Coding in the open is valuable even without these @annashipman
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The challenges of coding in the open
It can be difficult to get started @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
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Making sure you don’t publish the wrong thing @annashipman GDS
Have processes that make mistakes harder @annashipman GDS
Store secrets separately @annashipman GDS
Coding in the open forces you to do things properly
@annashipman GDS
Problems will surface in closed code @annashipman GDS
Be able to recover quickly @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
Differences between government and industry
Government doesn’t rely on profits from the software it builds
@annashipman GDS
There is value for commercial companies too @annashipman GDS
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How can you get involved?
Have a look at our code @annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
@annashipman GDS
Make code from your company open @annashipman GDS
Come and work for government! @annashipman GDS
Make things open: it makes things better
Anna Shipman Open Source Lead Government Digital Service @annashipman