The Gov.uk web service manual is like the polar opposite of browsing X (that’s a huge compliment!): “Do not build your service as a single-page application (SPA).
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The Gov.uk web service manual is like the polar opposite of browsing X (that’s a huge compliment!): “Do not build your service as a single-page application (SPA). This is where the loading of pages within your service is handled by JavaScript, rather than the browser. Single page applications rarely bring benefits and can make the service inaccessible…” https://hachyderm.io/@joelanman/113219619713124437
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@ricmac They're forgetting the #1 (only?) benefit: developers want to do it that way.
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Simon R Jonesreplied to Richard MacManus last edited by
@ricmac @joelanman that’s brilliant, thanks for sharing. It is good to hear a respected org like this talk about how websites should be built to ensure they work for everyone.
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@ricmac i wish they’d get the project team that managed the gov.uk to manage the whole country, impinging fi they’d done hs2.
Also why wasn’t every local council forced to use some centrally managed fork of gov.uk instead of the hundreds of fragmented and crap websites they have today.