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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Podcasting, Review Conference Proposals
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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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.4.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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9.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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9.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Glue Work
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Or What Makes A Software Tester Good?
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What Makes A Good Software Tester
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What Makes A Good Software Tester
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"Bug congrats"
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I just finished the Quality Engineering Certificate and passed the test! I was hoping for a higher score, but I'll be using the results to determine where I need more learning
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Software Quality Engineering Certificate - Check!
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Software Quality Engineering Certificate - Check!
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"I've seen so many posts on speed over quality on places like LI, it saddens me too. I believe thinking skills will win out in the end, as you cannot craft quality context-appropriate prompts without thinking about how to do that. "
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I'll admit last week I was quite low. I'd seen over the last few weeks examples of where AI was used by a handful of developers and product managers in a way I felt treated quality with contempt. A...
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My blog therapy
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My blog therapy
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Please welcome Rahul Parwal to the MoTaCon crew!Rahul has been a pillar of the MoTaverse community, known for his expertise in testing, automation and AI, he’s been instrumental in shaping what's h...
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🖖 Rahul is he’s in the top 1% of the world...
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🖖 Rahul is he’s in the top 1% of the world...
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🖖 Rahul is he’s in the top 1% of the world...
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Testing Mindset
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Definitions of Testing Mindset
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9.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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We can probably do better on social media - Hashtags
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We can probably do better on social media - Hashtags
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Probably
If you’re using social media, you’re probably using hashtags.
If you’re using hashtags, you’re probably using multiple words.
If you’re using multiple words, you’re probably putting th...
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9.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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9.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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8.8.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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5.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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9.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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9.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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8.8.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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8.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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9.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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8.8.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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8.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Check out the future of quality & tech, as we reveal the full crew of contributors for MoTaCon 2026
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🖖 The MoTaCon 2026 crew revealed
Better than a generic video, see YOUR test, live, ready to show you what matters most: quality at scale.
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