...intend to make the source code for the service available. Doing this earlier rather than later makes it considerably easier. In particular, be aware of separating out configuration from implementation,...
...aspects to the code, so effort should be made to code in the open and share as much as possible with the rest of DWP, government community and third parties....
...convincing explanation as to why this can’t be done for specific subsets of the source code). Code from the service has been published and is currently being reused by another...
...see all code open sourced, regardless of usefulness to a wider audience or not. The only exceptions are configuration management code, code that contain sensitive information (e.g. fraud detection components)...
...discussion with the Analytical Systems and Pipelines Hub on a training series on reproducible coding. Voluntary Application of the Code of Practice for Statistics: The Code of Practice for Statistics...
...look for specific accessibility content issues. We wrote it in Python, as it’s a GDS-supported programming language, and structured the code in a way that allowed us to write and...
...was standardised (e.g. 'Epsom & Ewell' was always named 'Epsom and Ewell'), an 'ONS name' table was imported into the database too. This table contained local authority names, ONS codes...
...set up and populate statistical reports. The potential time savings for analysts are enormous, freeing them up to focus on the interpretation of the results. The other huge benefit comes...
...code open and reusable, and the team told us that DVLA as a whole is now proposing to adopt this process. The process will include additional controls, reflecting the organisation’s...
...also not passed point 8 – although there are plans to share code within DVLA, and the team expressed a willingness to make its source code open and reusable, there...
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