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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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First MoT San Francisco event
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First MoT San Francisco event
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First MoT San Francisco event
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First MoT San Francisco event
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First MoT San Francisco event
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When you know how to cheat at browser game
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And scoring 600ish disappoints youÂ
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I gave Rahul's bug hunter game a go. My highscore is 26285. What's yours?(You can find the link to the game in the observatory!)
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Bug Hunter highscore
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Bug Hunter highscore
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Bug Hunter highscore
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Bug Hunter highscore
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During a recent conversation with Rosie Sherry, she mentioned the impact that AI was having on how development and testing is carried out. And it made me think, everyone is so busy talking about th...
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The true impact
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The true impact
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The true impact
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It's nice when people notice!
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When you receive glowing feedback for glue work
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When you receive glowing feedback for glue work
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I tried out Rahul's vibe-coded game and there was something weirdly familiar about it.
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This feels weirdly relatable
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This feels weirdly relatable
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This feels weirdly relatable
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7.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.10.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.9.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Second term as Club Chairperson
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At Ingrow Cricket Club’s Annual General Meeting last night I was proposed and seconded as Chairperson. I accepted the nomination and will take up the role 14 years after my first term. I hope to do...
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Apply the "5 Whys" technique to both technical debugging and organisational workflows to uncover deep-seated root causes and implement sustainable continuous improvements.
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Potential pitfalls of Quality Engineering
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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AMA Mobile Testing Answer: Accessibility testing tools
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Do you do any accessibility testing? If so, what do you do, and are there any tools you would recommend?Â
In my experience, I haven’t done extensive or dedicated accessibility testing programs...
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Agentic AI is a buzzword and an interesting concept.It's a level of interaction where you delegate the maximum control to AI.However, depending on the tasks, the level of delegation would change to...
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Human - AI Interaction Modes
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Human - AI Interaction Modes
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Human - AI Interaction Modes
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I like the content that's available in the Observatory.Here is a short video about it.Check out the observatory now:Â The Observatory: curated quality and software testing resources at | Minis...
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ADITM - A Day in The MoTaverse - The Observatory
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ADITM - A Day in The MoTaverse - The Observatory
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.We have often seen that many of us who test the software to ensure quality of the product are trapped in the manual test...
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AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Testing
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AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Testing
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