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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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The one page test plan
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MoT Brighton
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"Really enjoyed editing this one. Great insight and ideas, and the child in me laughed at the FART model every time. :) "
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The future of testing: Autonomous agents, ethical AI, and human oversight
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The future of testing: Autonomous agents, ethical AI, and human oversight
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Understand why testing must evolve beyond deterministic checks to assess fairness, accountability, resilience and transparency in AI-driven systems
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The future of testing: Autonomous agents, ethical AI, and human oversight
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The future of testing: Autonomous agents, ethical AI, and human oversight
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
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An exploration of shift right and how to practice it within testing
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Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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17.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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I've just reviewed Philippa Jenning's lesson for the Software Quality Engineering Certificate (SQEC)
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Why are there so many quality engineering misconceptions to explore and challenge?
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Why are there so many quality engineering misconceptions to explore and challenge?
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Why are there so many quality engineering misconceptions to explore and challenge?
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"The way they are grouped is excellent, too. So much value for people to learn from this and the whole certificate. "
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Feedback on accessibility visual please
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Lessons for software testers from three great Western philosophers
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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99 Second Talks - Day 1 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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Avoid these mistakes to build automation that survives UI changes, validates outcomes properly, and provides useful feedback.
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Six common mistakes in test automation scripting
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Six common mistakes in test automation scripting
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Six common mistakes in test automation scripting
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Six common mistakes in test automation scripting
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