r/technology • u/Choobeen • 9h ago

Software Trump appoints Airbnb co-founder to revamp public (government) websites

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-appoints-airbnb-co-founder-to-revamp-public-websites-after-musk-doge-exit/a-73744139
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u/WorldInWonder 5h ago

Just get the guys who did gov.uk.

That is the gold standard.

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u/kazneus 2h ago

That is factual.

the pre-existing us web design system was heavily inspired by gov.uk 

Even public sans is an offshoot of the uk government font 

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u/extremesalmon 1h ago

But now we have grok, lets just use that everywhere

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u/cleverdirge 41m ago

You mean USDS and 18f, which Trump destroyed.

There were already people doing this and doing it well.

The problem with gov websites is poor funding and the current procurement process favors shitty closed-source vendors who don't understand agile or how to modernize legacy systems.