Ady Stokes | Activities
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STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth
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Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete!
Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...
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Is your company tracking your AI usage? - Ep 100
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Discover how testers are using MCP servers, debate the reality of mandatory AI tracking at work, and celebrate community milestones from STEC to new job wins
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Thank you for joining the stage during today's This Week in Testing. Woop! Woop!
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Thanks for starting lots of convos and for sharing things on the MoT Slack. It's much appreciated!
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Bug congrats on so many additions to the MoT Software Testing Glossary. Thanks for continuing to spread the knowledge!
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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I was creating some Glossary images yesterday and I made a huge revelation.
Is the Checklister Bug's father?
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Technical Documentation
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Definitions of Technical Documentation
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Linting
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Definitions of Linting
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Maintainability
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Definitions of Maintainability
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Continuous Learning
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Definitions of Continuous Learning
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Definitions of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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HTTPS
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Definitions of HTTPS
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Foreign Key
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Definitions of Foreign Key
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Pseudo-localisation
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Definitions of Pseudo-localisation
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CI/CD Pipeline
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Definitions of CI/CD Pipeline
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Free resources for challenging ableism
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Whether you’re organising a protest, sharing on socials, or updating your office noticeboard, these graphics do the talking. They’re bold, unapologetic, and totally free to use.
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Fix air traffic control by turning it off and on again
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National Air Traffic Services (NATS) reported a technical issue (bug). Best part so far, and who am I to say it’s not true! They've turned it off and turned it back on again
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OWASP Top Ten - 2025
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A01:2021-Broken Access Control moves up from the fifth position; 94% of applications were tested for some form of broken access control. The 34 Common Weakness Enumerations (CWEs) mapped to Broken ...
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It was great to meet so many new faces at MoT 4.0 meet-up in London. I feel great to post this pic as I met in person first time so many women who are part of MoT.
Feeling proud to say Women in M...
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"Was great to meet everyone down in London, well worth the trip. "
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OWASP Top Ten
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The most common security vulnarabilities
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Great to meet Ady Stokes
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It was great to meet and sharing thoughts with Ady at MoT 4.0 London meet-up. Ènjoyed!
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Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)
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Definitions of Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)
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Rabi'a spotted an accessibility issue with the MoT sign-in page as the password couldn't be seen (unmasked) and reported it. Thankfully, it was fixed very quickly by Andrew Morton. Thank you both.
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Rabi'a Brown flagged an accessibility issue with the MoT password not being able to be seen (unmasked) and Andrew fixed it very quickly. Thanks Andrew!
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The 6 most common digital accessibility bugs and how to fix them
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Everyday accessibility testing your whole team can do
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Unit testing
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Definitions of Unit testing
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The Test Automation Pyramid
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Definitions of The Test Automation Pyramid
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I wanted to add this star for inspiring discussions.Male mental health and topics are a taboo in my part of the world. When I read Ady’s message. It helped me understand a lot of things going with my life.I am grateful that we could discuss about such topics. Thanks, Ady. You matter.
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 37
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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