Hello from Delivery at the BBC
Hello from Delivery at the BBC
At the start of the year I took up a job as Head of Delivery for BBC Product Group as part of a new cross discipline leadership team led by…
UK Bank Holidays with Pandas on Jupyter
UK Bank Holidays with Pandas on Jupyter
How I learned to manipulate JSON data with Pandas on a Jupyter Notebook and deconstruct it to a DataFrame ready for queries.
Optimising BBC Online’s Code Splitting Strategy
Optimising BBC Online’s Code Splitting Strategy
Modern JavaScript websites are the result of complex code bases, and the code base which powers BBC Online is no exception
BBC Online — A year with serverless
BBC Online — A year with serverless
Reflecting on our progress of moving the BBC’s website to serverless and outlining whats next for the project.
Refactor → Organisation
Refactor → Organisation
Changing the organisation — to build the technology right
It’s time we all started thinking of BBC’s Engineering as one of the best in the world
It’s time we all started thinking of BBC’s Engineering as one of the best in the world
That’s a bold statement I know, but let me explain exactly why I believe this is true, and why I’m so passionate about it. The BBC which is…
My First 30 days as a Product Manager at the BBC
My First 30 days as a Product Manager at the BBC
Much like David Attenborough I was not successful on my first application to the BBC , however I was not dissuaded and applied again…
Scaling: Part 3 — Minimising scaling headaches
Scaling: Part 3 — Minimising scaling headaches
Explore how we can minimise scaling headaches by using an asynchronous static publishing approach.
Scaling: Part 2 — Not scaling, scaling delays, and caching
Scaling: Part 2 — Not scaling, scaling delays, and caching
Explore if scaling is worth doing in your system, challenges caused by scaling delays, and how caching can help by minimising work…
Scaling: Part 1 — Mental models
Scaling: Part 1 — Mental models
Explore some metaphors for talking about how and why we perfom scaling of software systems within cloud computing.
The BBC, its Products, Data and I
The BBC, its Products, Data and I
I’m Hannes Ricklefs, and I’ve recently taken on a new role as Lead Architect in the BBC’s Product Group. The BBC is a fascinating place and…
Sounds Web Next: a “persistent player” prototype for BBC Sounds
Sounds Web Next: a “persistent player” prototype for BBC Sounds
In order to listen to any audio content on the BBC Sounds website, you need to be on the so called “play” (or “playback”) page.
Solving the problem with NPM Link and React Hooks
Solving the problem with NPM Link and React Hooks
React Hooks are a welcome addition to React 16.8, but come with a significant drawback for local development when NPM Link is also being…
Shifting left: how introducing accessibility earlier helps the BBC’s design system
Shifting left: how introducing accessibility earlier helps the BBC’s design system
Have you ever come across a component in a library or design system that seems to do… everything?
Rebuilding the BBC moderation platform
Rebuilding the BBC moderation platform
Creating an amazing space for audience participation!
You don’t have to be serious to be serious
You don’t have to be serious to be serious
Tammy Gur explains why playfulness is key to creativity, team health, and social capital — and how BBC UX&D reintroduced playfulness…
Building a WebAssembly Runtime for BBC iPlayer and enhanced audience experiences.
Building a WebAssembly Runtime for BBC iPlayer and enhanced audience experiences.
In BBC R&D, we are investigating how we evolve our current multimedia applications to move beyond video by using Object Based Media (OBM)…