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I'm an American and an unapologetic fanboy of UK government websites. They are the best of the web: unerringly clean, organized, simple, and substantial. For e
by civilized 4y ago
I'm an American and an unapologetic fanboy of UK government websites. They are the best of the web: unerringly clean, organized, simple, and substantial.
For example, I've recently noticed that when I need to know about a drug, the NHS page about it is one of the top results on Google. I've come to click on it rather than sites like webMD because I know I'll get a simple, informative page of text instead of an ad-loaded nightmare that responds to any meaningful question with "ask your doctor" (who will then Google it and charge you $500 for the favor).
Turns out it's totally possible to have a government make nice things -- way nicer than the private sector, actually.
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- alberth 4y agoUK government website remind me of the golden age of Web 1.0 (minus the scrolling blinking Javascript) - content dense pages - accessibility - using the browser defaults with only minor styling (Eg links are blue underlines, proper use of H1-H3, etc) - works without JavaScript
- civilized 4y agoThe halcyon days of the web, when the only people online were future gov.uk web developers.