Published inComic Relief TechnologyProving the concept: Avoiding the hack day prototype graveyardBack in February, we held a hack day which led to this post on practical tips for organising one. One of the problems we tried to find a…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Published inComic Relief TechnologyWaste not, want not: Upcycle your tech!Working in the charity sector you learn to be pretty resourceful when you need to be, and that doesn’t stop at blagging free stuff…Oct 2, 20171Oct 2, 20171
Published inComic Relief TechnologyOur approach on ‘Automated’ regression testingRecently we reviewed our current approach for automated regression testing for one of our products here at Comic Relief. In this post I…Aug 21, 2017Aug 21, 2017
Published inComic Relief TechnologyPattern Lab — the beauty of a shared styling libraryFor those who aren’t familiar with the concept of Pattern-Lab (or a Pattern Library), it’s essentially a living style guide; a common tool…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Published inComic Relief TechnologyWhy we made our platform product open-sourceOver the last year a key objective for the Technology team at Comic Relief has been to build products not websites. Tech Lead, Peter…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Published inComic Relief TechnologyDrupal 8 and Composer can be friends10 years ago (at the end of 2006), Drush appeared to make it easy for Drupal developers to do some common tasks, it wasn’t immediately…May 17, 2017May 17, 2017
Published inComic Relief TechnologyThe Power of Digital Storytelling — Part 1Hey, I’m Leigh. I’m a digital designer at Comic Relief and this is my first post for the Comic Relief Tech Blog! I’ve just started working…Apr 27, 2017Apr 27, 2017
Published inComic Relief TechnologyFrom Drupal 7 to standard PHP developmentIn the past we used a Drupal 7 multi-site powering at least 3 different sites at the same time with all our business logic bundled inside…Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
Published inComic Relief TechnologyOur first Redis Nose DayWe changed a few of the services that support our apps for Red Nose Day giving pages before the big day this year.Apr 3, 2017Apr 3, 2017
Published inComic Relief TechnologyWomen in tech at Comic Relief‘A lack of women in technology jobs is not just a problem for women, it’s a problem for the whole sector.’Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
