User research for GOV.UK Platform as a Service
Holly Challenger writes about findings from user research sessions run over the past 6 months, and how these sessions have shaped improvements to the GOV.UK Platform as a Service.
Upgrade to version 2 of GOV.UK Notify’s API
GOV.UK Notify users can now upgrade to version 2 of the API. Rebecca Law outlines what’s new in the updated API, and the timeline for removing version 1.
Developers are users too
Katie Valentine shares some best practice tips on how to run user research sessions with developers, including how to set up an impromptu lab and using a pair programmer.
Building GOV.UK Pay
Ian Maddison explains how user research has informed the approach and technical decisions in the GOV.UK Pay beta. He also gives an update on the public API, how they're making integration straightforward, and security.
Improving our developer documentation
Rosalie Marshall explains the user research that's helping to shape guidelines for developer documentation, including documentation for APIs.