#THIS SITE HAS BEEN REDIRECTED

As the Exchange Lab has grown and received broader mandate (kudos to those who proved out the way!), this little alpha operations site is being depreciated.

Official communications about the Exchange Lab and associated Digital Plan and the office that directs modernization in the BC publilc service can be found at Digital.gov.bc.ca

The original URL for this site (bcgov.github.io/ExchangeLabOps/) is being redirected.

This repository is for the Github.io site that has documented guidance for Exchange Lab Operations in the past. Many of these resources include insights that remain relevant, however the site is not currently being updated. Some of the content may migrate to a new site that is under development.

Visit the site here: https://bcgov.github.io/exchangelabops/

The primary audience for this website is a BC Public Servant that is seeking support with developing digital capabilities - talent, methods and tools - to improve the way they delivery services.

A secondary audience is our broader ecosystem of partners, including:

• other public sector agencies within and beyond the Exchange Lab, who are seeking to deliver similar services; and
• private and non-profit sector partners, seeking to work with BC Public Service teams in the Lab.

This site also supports reliable service by the Exchange Lab Team, who will orient around and continuously improve these operations practices. Click the projects tab above to see what we have planned. Click issues above add your own suggestions for improvement.

This operations guide is maintained by the Exchange Lab team, a key node in the BC Digital Delivery Network and the BC Developer's Exchange.

The organizational structure the Exchange Lab Team is part of in the Province of B.C. is

• The Digital Office, in
• The Office of the Chief Information Officer, in
• the Ministry of Citizens' Services.

ALPHA - on hold: the Exchange Lab has transitioned to the Digital office in the Province of BC. A new online experience for people seeking to work with the Lab is under development.

GitHub | Jekyll | Ruby

We are actively adding new features and enhancements.

Read about our design theme here.

Read our development guide here.

Contributions are welcome, but please review this document before making any change

• Best Practices:

  • Be careful when using/passing/storing credentials
  • Maintain quality

• Pull Requests:

  • We use the Forking process in our development. Click Here for more details and best practices
  • Please, add brief description of what's been added/fixed, what issue was addressed
  • Reviewers either set the status to 'Approve' or 'Request Changes'
  • Once approved, submitter Squash and Merge (not just Merge) code (kicks off Github Actions)
  • Submitter ensures all Github Actions completes successfully

• Git Commit Messages style-guide:

  • Use the present tense ("Add feature" not "Added feature")
  • Use the imperative mood ("Move cursor to..." not "Moves cursor to...")
  • Limit the first line to 72 characters or less

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