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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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9.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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8.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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7.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.5.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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The New Shift Left: Coding Earlier
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You Climbed the Test Pyramid. Now Eat a Custard Slice.
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There's a cool lesson in the Software Quality Engineering Certificate (SQEC) which I look forward to folks checking out. It's in Module 9, Lesson 2 which has the brilliant Barry Ehigiator sharing h...
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What pitfalls exist when Quality Engineering is poorly implemented?
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What pitfalls exist when Quality Engineering is poorly implemented?
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What pitfalls exist when Quality Engineering is poorly implemented?
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Implement the Playwright Page Object Model (POM) to build maintainable, resilient test suites by centralizing page interactions and separating them from test logic.
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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"Loved the framing of clarity of thought being linked to having solid fundamental testing knowledge. Great conversation "
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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How do we sharpen our ability to stay connected with real experts?
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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LLM (Large Language Model)
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Definitions of LLM (Large Language Model)
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JIT (Just in time) Testing
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Definitions of JIT (Just in time) Testing
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4.3.1 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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3.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Definitions of Y2K
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2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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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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8.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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7.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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13.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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13.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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The MoT beanie doing a great job keeping my head nice and toasty in this April chill 😁
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Repping MoT in the Peak District
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