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Former head of the webspam team at Google. Currently working in DC. Opinions are my own.

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    1. Matt Cutts‏Verified account @mattcutts 26 May 2018

      If you build government tech, there's some serious wisdom in here: https://adhocteam.us/2018/05/24/the-ad-hoc-government-digital-services-playbook/ … Especially about - avoiding big-bang launches - don't develop requirements and then throw them over a wall - don't launch, then shift to maintenance mode; keep systems evergreen

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      Matt Cutts‏Verified account @mattcutts 26 May 2018

      And if you start API-first, then you can build your interface on top of the API. And if your interface isn't the best, *other people* can build a better one on top of the API.

      10:29 PM - 26 May 2018
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        2. ⇝Philip Andersen‏ @PhilipAnderse 27 May 2018
          Replying to @mattcutts

          The idea sounds good, but have you ever seen it being executed?

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        3. Matt Cutts‏Verified account @mattcutts 27 May 2018
          Replying to @PhilipAnderse

          Absolutely, at CMS we've been assisting with API-first development to great results. And even before that at Google, the http://goo.gl  URL shortener team used API-first development as they developed their product as well.

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        2. Carl Malamud‏Verified account @carlmalamud 26 May 2018
          Replying to @mattcutts

          Also, bulk data. So if they don’t like your api they can build another one.

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        3. Jean-Marc Liotier‏ @liotier 28 May 2018
          Replying to @carlmalamud @mattcutts

          "Just give me CSV" is the lowest form of API-first user requirement. It just means that you didn't manage to design a UI better than Excel...

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        2. Ian Soboroff‏ @ian_soboroff 27 May 2018
          Replying to @mattcutts

          If you can keep an engineering team that loves the product near it, that’s pure gold, but most government processes don’t encourage that at all.

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        3. Keira‏ @keirariek 27 May 2018
          Replying to @ian_soboroff @mattcutts

          Totally agree, but I see this starting to change in pockets of UK gov. Think the authors recognise this too: "Government needs to continue to be mindful of the internal changes it may need to make to accommodate new means of delivery." 🙌

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        1. steve skelton‏ @steve1skelton 29 May 2018
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          @tomskitomski I like the idea of youngsters taking a GaaP Year to improve digital government before starting a career...

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