Ady Stokes | Activities
awarded AI Chapter for:
AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
awarded Neil Younger for:
AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
awarded Drew Pontikis for:
AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
awarded Parveen Khan for:
AI and Engineering Management - what do you want to know?
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Community is the AI for Humans: Rahul Parwal on Navigating the AI Noise - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 19
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Community is the AI for Humans: Rahul Parwal on Navigating the AI Noise - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 19
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Community is the AI for Humans: Rahul Parwal on Navigating the AI Noise - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 19
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Rahul Parwal and Rosie Sherry discuss how quality professionals can navigate AI adoption, avoid the noise, and find where human skill still matters most.
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Community is the AI for Humans: Rahul Parwal on Navigating the AI Noise - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 19
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Community is the AI for Humans: Rahul Parwal on Navigating the AI Noise - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 19
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Community is the AI for Humans: Rahul Parwal on Navigating the AI Noise - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 19
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Judy and Clare trade spicy hot takes, from notification overload and 'done > perfect' learning, to a passionate deep dive on accessibility as a moral (and business) imperative.
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Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Clare Norman for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Oleksandr Romanov for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Clare Norman for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Oleksandr Romanov for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
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Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
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On the 18th May the accessibility team at Solirius ran their first ever Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) event. Thanks to all who attended and those who contributed in the planning and del...
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We ran our first accessibility conference!
awarded Ayesha Saeed for:
We ran our first accessibility conference!
awarded Ben for:
We ran our first accessibility conference!
awarded Joely Roberts for:
We ran our first accessibility conference!
awarded Rowan Godfrey for:
We ran our first accessibility conference!
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Hot Take: Software development is inherantly discrimiatory
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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4.3.1 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137
contributed:
Judy and Clare trade spicy hot takes, from notification overload and 'done > perfect' learning, to a passionate deep dive on accessibility as a moral (and business) imperative.
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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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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Good to hear you advocate for accessibility.
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Inspired by Clare Norman's recent lightning learning sessions. A speaker pulled out last minute so a developer stepped in to share what they've been working on. While Clare pointed out that it's no...
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Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
awarded Simon Tomes for:
Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
awarded TWiQ — This Week in Quality for:
Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
awarded Clare Norman for:
Hot take: It's easy to forget that done is better than perfect
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Oleksandr said:
My hot take of the week: If you don't fully understand the thing you want to test and measure - you might get the results that are surprising but yet mysterious. So - first - unders...
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Hot take: if you're surprised by a product behaviour, you don't understand the system enough
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Hot take: if you're surprised by a product behaviour, you don't understand the system enough
awarded TWiQ — This Week in Quality for:
Hot take: if you're surprised by a product behaviour, you don't understand the system enough
awarded Oleksandr Romanov for:
Hot take: if you're surprised by a product behaviour, you don't understand the system enough
earned:
Hot Take: Software development is inherantly discrimiatory
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Hot Take: Software development is inherantly discrimiatory
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Hot Take: Software development is inherantly discrimiatory
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 MoT and WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified.
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