Interesting that the majority of (new?) UK govt software development is by convention Ruby on Rails:
https://docs.publishing.service.gov.uk/manual/conventions-fo...
Are there other examples of governments mandating the use of specific technologies?
https://docs.publishing.service.gov.uk/manual/conventions-fo...
Are there other examples of governments mandating the use of specific technologies?
I think it is quite normal for individual sites to enforce a tech stack for their own site. gov.uk is quite huge - all sorts of things from passport applications, tax returns, car licensing and so on.