Ady Stokes | Activities
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Quality Coaching essentials
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Quality Coaching essentials
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Notes from writing for STEC
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The Devil is in the stars
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Member visited Notes from writing for STEC
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The Devil is in the stars
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Member visited Notes from writing for STEC
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Member visited Notes from writing for STEC
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Notes from writing for STEC
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Develop the mindset and practical coaching techniques that help teams build shared responsibility for continuous quality
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The Devil is in the stars
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The number of the beast is said to be 666. So I must be a beast at collecting stars as that’s my count before I post this memory.
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Exploring the Impact of AI on Workplace Collaboration: Survey
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Gain tips to overcome nerves and ask questions that inspire creativity and problem-solving
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Wide open spaces: A thought worker's guide to asking good questions
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Wide open spaces: A thought worker's guide to asking good questions
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Wide open spaces: A thought worker's guide to asking good questions
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Wide open spaces: A thought worker's guide to asking good questions
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Debug like a boss: 10 debugging hacks for developers, quality engineers, and testers
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Debug like a boss: 10 debugging hacks for developers, quality engineers, and testers
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Training a software tester who’s never tested before
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Training a software tester who’s never tested before
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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The Testing Planet — Issue 12
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The Testing Planet — Issue 12
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1.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Simple Tests For Accessibility Every Tester Should Know
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AI-assisted accessibility tools: pros and cons
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Burnout: A personal experience report
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More than just ‘manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers
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The one page test plan
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Zen and the art of quality maintenance - Ep 116
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Explore why questioning systems and trusting your judgement still matter in quality engineering and testing.
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The Twelve Days of testing
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The Twelve Days of testing
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1,000 activities and counting
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I’ve passed 1,000 activities in the MoTaverse community and thought it was worth celebrating.
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The Twelve Days of testing
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The Twelve Days of testing
On the first day of Christmas, testing gave to me. A bug that delayed release.
On the second day of Christmas, testing gave to me. Two testing tools and a bug tha...
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17.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.4.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
He / Him
MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified. Struggling to write a book about testing mindsets and thinking's application in software development.
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