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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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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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A guide to AI agents for testers
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A guide to AI agents for testers
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Old man syndrome
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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AI agents are becoming the new OS for building, testing, and shipping software
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A guide to AI agents for testers
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A guide to AI agents for testers
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"I think I learnt this saying from Ash Winter.
"I have strong opinions, lightly held". We can have strong beliefs and opinions, but we have to be able to change when context, circumstances, and facts present different options. "
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "If quality pr...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Conflicting Beliefs
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Conflicting Beliefs
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1.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog! From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingSimon asked: "Can you sh...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing
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"I love this as it has given me a great insight into my many mindsets theory. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the following statement, and others too.
If all testing is anchored in the scientific method, observing through different mindsets generate..."
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"Thanks for the answer, Shawn. It reinforces my belief that the quality of thought 'going in' is a continuous process because every act, leads to a check that requires more thought. Almost a think - plan - do - check - act - think again cycle of sorts. "
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "Through simil...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingDemi asked: "What is the ...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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How do you move on from a failed product launch?
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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Tests passed yet the startup failed
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "Through simil...
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AMA Epistemology Answer:
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "If quality pr...
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Most testers are already using Gen AI for their daily tasks. But there's a problem. If you don't share the same context with AI, your interaction will stay surface-level, no matter how carefully yo...
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🖖 Context engineering for testers
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🖖 Context engineering for testers
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🖖 Context engineering for testers
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6.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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5.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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The Shadow Spec: When a bug becomes canon
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With servers in >250 cities around the world, check your site for localization problems, broken GDPR banners, etc.
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