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Gary Hawkes

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Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering

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Trowser = Testing Browser - ET Companion

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AI demands more engineering discipline. Not less

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Beyond the test case: 5 Insights from Elisabeth Hendrickson’s ‘Explore It!’

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Hot take: AI stops the community from discussing exploratory testing and more - Ep 141

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Hot take: AI stops the community from discussing exploratory testing and more - Ep 141

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Is MoTaCon secretly a festival now?

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