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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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STEC 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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Discover how testers can add value and improve quality by understanding and contributing to CI/CD pipelines
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What is the most critical first step in setting up a testing function?
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Definitions of Quality Engineering
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Definitions of Lateral and critical thinking
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Definitions of Accessibility testing
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Definitions of Requirements
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Definitions of Software testing
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The testing community is multi-talented
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Recognise the common signs of burnout, and explore practical strategies for seeking support and rebuilding well-being
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Table top full of T-shirts bags and other goodies.
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Discover how AI tools support accessibility testing and why human expertise remains essential for inclusive outcomes
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New collection
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Explore various strategies and mindsets that promote continuous learning
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Where will prompt engineering have the most impact on testing?
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Does your company have a community of practice?
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Several women are gathered around a circular table in a conference room event space. A man and woman at another table are creating a list of items on paper.
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How long does it take from reporting the bug to a fix being available for retesting?
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75% of testers are positive about an AI future
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Do you invite yourself to meetings?
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The more 99 Second Talks, the better!
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First day of 99 Second Talks at TestBash Brighton 2024
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Discovering a new tool is one thing, but now we have to learn how to use them.
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Mirror selfie showing a massively over sized white shirt with multiple new ministry of testing purple planet logos. The logo is a planet with a ring like Saturn
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Mirror selfie showing a massively over sized white shirt with multiple new ministry of testing purple planet logos. The logo is a planet with a ring like Saturn
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Great turnout for our latest meetup at our new host Accenture Next Gen Engineering. It was like returning home as they along with previous hosts Infinity Works BC (before Covid) both were bought by...
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Ady Stokes, Kirsten Reher and Teresa Reynolds
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Ben Dowen and Ady Stokes
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Conor and I with him wearing a t-shirt with my accessibility is a human right graphic while Iβm wearing my Hawaiian shirt with the same graphic on it.
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Conor and I with him wearing a t-shirt with my accessibility is a human right graphic while Iβm wearing my Hawaiian shirt with the same graphic on it.
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Sarah and I looking at the testing planet newspaper
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Sarah and I looking at the testing planet newspaper
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A picture with three TestBash attendees showing the ducks they found around the venue and some of the swag they swapped it for. One of the three attendees is Ady Stokes who is wearing a 'Keep Calm'...
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Boost your career in software testing with the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate. Learn essential skills, from basic testing techniques to advanced risk analysis, crafted by industry experts.
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Do you use scripts for small, mundane or repetitive tasks?
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In this Testing Trend we take a look at testers' relationship with the tools available to us.
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