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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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STEC and SQEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, writer, speaker, accessibility advocate. Consulting, Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator. Testing wisdom, friendly, songs and poems. Great minds think differently
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Lesson 2 of Coding For Non-Coders
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Lesson 2 of Coding For Non-Coders
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Lesson 1 of Coding For Non-Coders
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Lesson 1 of Coding For Non-Coders
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.5.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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Turning CI Logs into Actions
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2026 Goals
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4.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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13.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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12.7.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Rahul Parwal - This Year in Review - 2025
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1.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.7.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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This Year in Review - 2025
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2025 didn’t happen to me. I showed up and built it.
Spoke across continents. Won Best Tutorial at EuroSTAR 2025. Got a book mention. Became an ambassador. Launched courses. Played where it matte...
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This Year in Review - 2025
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2025 didn’t happen to me. I showed up and built it.
Spoke across continents. Won Best Tutorial at EuroSTAR 2025. Got a book mention. Became an ambassador. Launched courses. Played where it matte...
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Are your ducks in a row?
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Leaving it late
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2026 Goals
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2026 Goals
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18.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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How much do you think about your thinking?
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2026 Goals
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2026 Goals
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I don't typically set goals, and don't share them. But next year is potentially a big one. For me personally, by the time MoTaCon rolls around, I'll have had my 60th birthday, and I'll celebrate by...
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1.5.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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Architectural diagrams
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Definitions of Architectural diagrams
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Software architecture
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Definitions of Software architecture
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A/B testing
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Definitions of A/B testing
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Software change
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Environmental change
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Definitions of Environmental change
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Change management
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Definitions of Change management
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Matrix organisation
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Definitions of Matrix organisation
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Matrix management
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Definitions of Matrix management
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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