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Ady Stokes
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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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9.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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9.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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9.4.3 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Hello, I'm Nadja đđ»I started in IT as a part-time software tester 7 years ago.For the last two years I have been working as a project manager for a small team of developers. The client handles...
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AMA about project management (with a tester's hat)
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AMA about project management (with a tester's hat)
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Potential pitfalls of Quality Engineering
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9.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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8.7.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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What is a dentists favourite time? Tooth hurty
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What is a dentists favourite time? Tooth hurty
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What is a dentists favourite time? Tooth hurty
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I left the dentist after having a root canal at 12.30pm, and joined This week in Quality just after 1pm. As a joke, when I joined stage, I put my tongue in my cheek so it sounded like I was all swo...
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8.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Great to hear from you during TWiQ.
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Potential pitfalls of Quality Engineering
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In module 9 of the Software Quality Engineering Certificate, Barry Ehigiator writes about potential pitfalls in QE. Amongst others, he mentions:Â
Poor implementation that leads to a lack of c...
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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Member joined TWiQ â This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined TWiQ â This Week in Quality chapter
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7.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Joined Engineering Management Chapter chapter
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A MoTaverse chapter to explore events and support for Engineering Managers.
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Great contribution to TWiQ Neil, thank you for sharingÂ
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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We do try to be subtle...(Sometimes it actually wasn't in dev yet!)
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Is it in dev yet?
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Is it in dev yet?
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Getting myself in the mood for today's episode of Software Testing Live, I've gone for the "grab what MoT merch I can find" look.
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All merched up and ready for STL
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All merched up and ready for STL
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AGENTS.mdTitles must describe the expected user behaviour, written from the user's perspective:
test('As a user, I can create a new project', ...)
test('As a user, I can delete an existing client',...
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How to write automation that represents issues PMs would care about fixing
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How to write automation that represents issues PMs would care about fixing
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"Do you do any accessibility testing? If so, what do you do, and are there any tools you would recommend? "
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Taking a shot at the Ask MoTaverse Anything. đ
Iâve been spending a lot of time on mobile automation â working with Appium, improving test stability, exploring self-healing approaches, and lately u...
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AMA about Mobile Automation
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AMA about Mobile Automation
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Thank you for all your great and insightful contributions to the MoTaverse <3Â
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Great hosting on This week in Quality JudyÂ
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Great hosting on This week in Quality SimonÂ
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Thank you for joining the TWiQ stage today!
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This Week in Quality
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Share your weekâs highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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8.8.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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