Problem Let’s pretend you are you, a 21st century human and I, the writer, a caveman. We have both been set a challenge as follows. You, being the smart modern human, will know this action needs a hammer. Now for myself, the caveman. I don’t know what a hammer is. I need instructions on how to recreate a hammer…
Background In November, the Acquire team launched a brand new feature within the My Rightmove space that lets home-hunters organise their saved properties into different lists. The new Property Lists feature gives home-hunters an easier way to consider a number of properties based on however they wish to group them; budget, location, property type, dream…
Introduction The Twelve-Factor App describes configuration beautifully simple as a ‘strict separation of config from code’. Is it really that simply in practice? In my experience, configuration can suffer from the same rot and neglect as any other code. In this article, I’m going to demonstrate how to make date and time configuration easier to use, easier to read and…
Whether making their first move into the property market or taking the next step up the ladder, Rightmove is the first place many home hunters (and those who are just window shopping) turn to. Users of Rightmove trust us with their personal data as we help them find their next home and it’s important to us to…
