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"OMG we're the government and everything we do is huge and unprecedented so it is impossible for us to use off-the-shelf anything and we can learn nothing from
by mseebach 13y ago
"OMG we're the government and everything we do is huge and unprecedented so it is impossible for us to use off-the-shelf anything and we can learn nothing from best practises" is step 0 of every failed big government project.
There's significant thawing of that attitude (and gov.uk, for their imperfections, is definitely a very positive part of the trend) but the idea is alive and well.
- walshemj 13y agoYes because a real world organization with IT systems going back 50+ years is exactly like some me to macbook and MBA start up with two men and a pantomime horse in old street.
- mseebach 13y agoYes because a hipster startup in Old Street is the only kind of non-government entity that uses computers for anything.
- walshemj 13y agoWell not everyone is good at it at BT is/was well before that fuckwit sales man got over promoted and fucked over Global Services good and propper. And at least they have avoided any healthcare.gov and RBS fiascos - Though I suspect that Universal credit is going to be a real CF