Louise Woodhams
Automation & Test Lead

I've been testing for over 10 years and API testing is my favourite.
I believe testers/quality people are the BEST humans and always bring hope to my half glass empty soul.

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As I try to get myself back to running after getting a calf injury that just won't go away, I moved to the local outdoor gym to keep my fitness up and build up my strength again. Whenever I ge...
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Wishing a very happy Women's day to all the wonderful women in Motaverse who put so much effort each day to balance personal and professional life. Cheers !!
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Happy Women's Day - Women in MoT

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When you sign up to a tech conference and your discipline isn't on the list of "Tech Disciplines" but Crypto is -.-
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Writing things into the ether is helpful. Louise explains this topic.
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As I screwed up making coffee this morning and have to drink out of Robert’s mug.I am reminded that cute designs can also have a terrible user experience as this little bear’s ears stab me in the f...
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Louise would love to hear from fellow quality leaders. What struggles do you face when advocating for quality beyond developers? What have you tried that's helped? How do you convince product ...
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I heard this on a recent Call for Insights (with Simon Tomes and Louise Woodhams), and it made me chuckle. It's in reference to making attempts to shifting-left, but not really feeling the resul...
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Louise Woodhams shares why many testers struggle to ask for help.
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Louise Woodhams shares the power of MoTacon conversations.
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Happy Lunar New Year And Pancake Day to all! Appreciating that Japanese Metro signs to discourage you from attempting to board the train while the doors are closing will be changing from a sad sna...
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How do we convince product and project people about the importance of testing?
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Celebrate the creativity and courage of testers and quality engineers as they share stories, lessons, and ideas in just 99 seconds.
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A week and a halfish after MoTacon and very much back in reality I wanted to say Thank You. The main reason I pushed passed all my anxiety to attend TestBash*(MoTacon) was I remember the feeling o...
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