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Ai to write tests is Fine

The test "Why is the fact only 10% OF the AI code I'm using TO write tests, even Actually Tested itself, such a big deal guys. everything is fine." Is above an image of Mariah Carey with...

Mariah Carey's Peak Performance

I used to know disaster recovery planning was coming for Black Friday when we first heard all I want for Xmas on the radio....

When you begin your STEC journey, but notice that one of the MOT creatures looks like your dog, Princess.

Is this now a ringtone?....can someone please remix this for the next MOT London lol I had similar thoughts to Aj Wilson, who commented on Christine Pinto's kind post about Rosie Sherry. https:...

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Gain valuable insights into the practical experiences and lessons learned from working in the intersection of quality and data engineering.

Thank you, AJ, for shouting about MoT and STEC! It's hard to put into words how amazing it is, and your post captures it beautifully

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Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete! Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...

STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth

Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete! Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...

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Quishing

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Shadow Testing

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Observability

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Guardrails

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Confabulation (in AI)

Definitions of Confabulation (in AI)

Feature Flag

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"Verify shift-left testing catches UI bugs during component development, BEFORE integration."

"Geir in the background looks concerned lol"

Quality engineers hands before and after AI Engineering started being used...

Quality engineers before vs after AI Promps started being used,any one else feel like they are turning into authors as well as testers with the amount of typing we are having to do!

"Quality isn’t a destination; it’s a decision we keep making. Daily. Deliberately. Collectively. Brighton, I’m ready to lead with that. - Cosmos Curious Cousin"

Spec Driven Development (SDD)

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Hermetic Testing

After announcing the giving of tickets for TestBash for those who are unemployed (https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/job-hunting-in-2025-attend-testbash-for-free) we decided to make our sch...

Smoke testing

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Model based testing

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Compatibility testing

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