Ady Stokes | Activities
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A few months ago, running 10k felt like something very distant (literally speaking). Not me! I could list every reason why I shouldn't do it: no time, no fitness, no experience, no idea where to ev...
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What my first 10k taught me about showing up in the MoTaverse
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What my first 10k taught me about showing up in the MoTaverse
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My Collection #13
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All things related to my visual heuristic
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No more Big Test Theory
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After 10 years, I'm retiring my website, The Big Test Theory.com. When I blog or share anything, it is on the MoTaverse and / or on LinkedIn. I've not posted anything on there for about a year, so ...
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Call for Insights turns 45
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1.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Call for Insights turns 45
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Who are we designing software for?
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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3.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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On the 15th of January 2026 myself and Ujjwal Kumar Singh joined a call and pressed record. We were curious to see what would happen. A few weeks later Iâd done the same with Neil Taylor and Clare ...
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Why we should all be embarrassed by the WebAIM Million Report
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RoboCon 2027: Online 7-9 April 2027
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RoboCon 2027: Online 7-9 April 2027
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RoboCon 2027: Online 7-9 April 2027
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Beyond the test case: 5 Insights from Elisabeth Hendricksonâs âExplore It!â
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Beyond the test case: 5 Insights from Elisabeth Hendricksonâs âExplore It!â
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Beyond the test case: 5 Insights from Elisabeth Hendricksonâs âExplore It!â
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Decrypt the Narrative is a deliberately contrived API testing challenge designed to simulate the kind of behaviour you only really encounter once systems start misbehaving in production. On the sur...
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Chaos with a purpose: practising resilience through a contrived API
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Chaos with a purpose: practising resilience through a contrived API
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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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 MoT and WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified.
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