Coding in the open in government

1. The year is 2012…

2. @annashipman GDS ARCHIVED

3. @annashipman GDS ARCHIVED

4. GOV.UK was ﬁrst @annashipman GDS

5. The year is 2016…

6. @annashipman GDS

7. @annashipman GDS

8. @annashipman GDS

9. @annashipman GDS

10. GOV.UK is coded in the open

11. Coding in the open in government

12. Anna Shipman Open Source Lead Government Digital Service @annashipman

13. @annashipman GDS

14. Open source in government

15. @annashipman 1. Using Open Source Software 2. Contributing to Open Source Software 3. Open sourcing our own software GDS

16. @annashipman 1. Using Open Source Software 2. Contributing to Open Source Software 3. Open sourcing our own software GDS

17. A huge amount of government code is now in the open @annashipman GDS

18. How we got here

19. Revolution, not evolution @annashipman GDS

20. The Government Digital Service (GDS) @annashipman GDS

22. GDS is helping government be digital by default @annashipman GDS

27. Coding in the open

28. Coding in the open is technically Open Source @annashipman GDS

29. @annashipman 1. Software with its source code made available 2. With a licence that allows software to be freely used, modiﬁed, and shared GDS

31. 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

32. It might not work in your environment @annashipman GDS

33. We make no guarantees about continuing support @annashipman GDS

34. We haven’t worked to build a community @annashipman GDS

38. Make things open: it makes things better

39. It makes the code better

40. Coding in the open encourages good practice @annashipman GDS

42. @annashipman Giving constructive code reviews GDS

43. @annashipman Being aware of security GDS

44. @annashipman Making sure you are following good architectural principles GDS

45. @annashipman Coding in the open makes it easier to work with others GDS

52. @annashipman Other people can help make your project better GDS

58. Open code makes it possible for others to contribute @annashipman GDS

59. It makes the organisation better

60. Coding in the open makes it easy to share learning @annashipman GDS

63. You can show off the organisation’s code @annashipman GDS

66. Open code advertises your interesting work @annashipman GDS

67. Code review can act as a positive advert for your culture @annashipman GDS

68. Good for recruitment and retention @annashipman GDS

69. It makes government better

70. You can see what work is being done with public money @annashipman GDS

74. Coding in the open supports a culture of openness @annashipman GDS

75. Forces clarity on ownership of the code @annashipman GDS

78. Government owns the intellectual property for the work @annashipman GDS

79. Can switch suppliers @annashipman GDS

80. Can build a team from multiple suppliers @annashipman GDS

81. Reducing supplier lock-in @annashipman GDS

82. It’s cheaper @annashipman GDS

83. Access control is complex and expensive @annashipman GDS

84. Public code repos are usually free @annashipman GDS

85. Two beneﬁts I haven’t mentioned

86. Reuse @annashipman GDS

87. “Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” @annashipman GDS

89. Open doesn’t mean enough eyeballs @annashipman GDS

90. Coding in the open is valuable even without these @annashipman GDS

91. The challenges of coding in the open

92. It can be difﬁcult to get started @annashipman GDS

95. Making sure you don’t publish the wrong thing @annashipman GDS

96. Have processes that make mistakes harder @annashipman GDS

97. Store secrets separately @annashipman GDS

98. Coding in the open forces you to do things properly @annashipman GDS

99. Problems will surface in closed code @annashipman GDS

100. Be able to recover quickly @annashipman GDS

102. Differences between government and industry

103. Government doesn’t rely on proﬁts from the software it builds @annashipman GDS

104. There is value for commercial companies too @annashipman GDS

117. How can you get involved?

118. Have a look at our code @annashipman GDS

122. Make code from your company open @annashipman GDS

123. Come and work for government! @annashipman GDS

124. Make things open: it makes things better

125. Anna Shipman Open Source Lead Government Digital Service @annashipman

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