Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router

Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by ollysb on Monday December 09, 2013 @09:56AM (#6874531)

I'm not sure why you have such a negative attitude towards gov.uk, the site seems refreshingly good at it's job. It's simple, clear and easy to use. As long as they can execute fast what does the tech stack matter?

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Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by blah314 on Monday December 09, 2013 @10:07AM (#6874581)

Try doing something with it (eg apply for a tax disk). At that point it always hands back control to the old site(s) it "replaced".

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Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by ollysb on Monday December 09, 2013 @12:05PM (#6875203)

I think it's fair to say it's going to take a little while to migrate all of the systems over. Give credit where it's due, they're doing a good job with the new site and I'm sure that when it arrives the replacement for the tax disc application will be of a similar standard.

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Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by csmuk on Monday December 09, 2013 @09:58AM (#6874542)

I think the site is good. I have no problem with the technology ultimately but to put a fine point on it, I'm not paying the government lots of money to invent their own infrastructure components when perfectly good ones exist already.

The same applies to people working under me.

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