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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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How to get unstuck: A guide for testers or anyone else who feels stumped
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Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck
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Chaos theory
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Definitions of Chaos theory
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Decision fatigue
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Definitions of Decision fatigue
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Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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Was a professional member in 2025
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Accessibility Beyond Compliance: Practical A11Y Testing for Everyday Workflows
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Quality Blether - Ady Stokes Accessiblity
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If - A software testing poem
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Council of LLMs for testers
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Thanks for sharing about MoT Leeds on LinkedIn. đ€
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MoT Leeds meetup May - Accessibility Testing live
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MoT Leeds meetup May - Accessibility Testing live
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Hosted by Accenture the latest Leeds event was accessibility themed to support GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day which was on the 15th.
Ady Stokes worked through simple tests every teste...
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Hosted by Accenture the latest Leeds event was accessibility themed to support GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day which was on the 15th.
Ady Stokes worked through simple tests every teste...
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Congratulations on May's edition of MoT Leeds
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My Collection #3
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New collection
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Ady Stoke chats to Bryan Jones on the Quality Blether podcast
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Ady Stoke chats to Bryan Jones on the Quality Blether podcast
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A testerâs role in continuous quality
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What different types of testing are there? How many different ways are there to do testing? Find out in this handy collection of software testing types.
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More than just âmanual testingâ: Recognising the skills of software testers
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The future is agile, or is it?
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What is software testing?
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An introduction to Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines for software testers
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New test team: 70% put test strategy as the most critical
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The comb shaped tester, does it make them a specialist or generalist?
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Burnout: A personal experience report
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AI-assisted accessibility tools: pros and cons
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Cosmic conversation on how to learn about testing
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Half of testers think prompting will impact test case design
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6 things folks are doing in communities of practice
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How important are important bugs? Over 60% say very!
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Is the AI future bright for software testing professionals?
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Half of testers are not inviting themselves to meetings!
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 1 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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58.9% of software testers learn about testing tools by using them
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'X' ways testers use scripting
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42% of testers not satisfied with market test tools
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Things fall apart: 10 blue screens of death we thought weâd never see
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Python and JavaScript code languages are the top choice for testers scripting?
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AI software testing tools leave most of your project's needs unmet!
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How do you discover new tools to help with your testing?
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A software tester is�
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Whatâs another word for âsoftware bug"?
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