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Jonathan Cole
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Manual tester with two decades of EPOS experience. Focused on quality, clarity, and learning, especially automation, performance metrics, and API testing. Always refining how testing is done.
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Agentic QE: From AI Assistant to AI Workforce
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A paradigm shift from using AI as a coding assistant to directing AI agents as an intelligent workforce
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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MCP, Skills, and Agents
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Testers have to be the ones to Advocate for Quality
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Don’t automate everything, review everything
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Software Testing Live: Episode 06
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Why Your Transition to Quality Engineering May Fail
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Leeds Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Nottingham Chapter events exist to bring people together and help them learn about all things quality. We're looking for a new organiser of this Chapter! Do you want to be the one? Contact Diana Dromey for more details.
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MoTaCon 2026
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The Small Changes Series: Ep2 - Adding Quality Without Slowing Your Teams Down
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Pitch your MoT Professional Membership Template
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Applications close on January 25th.
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Apply to be a MoT Ambassador for 2026
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Apply to be a MoT Ambassador for 2026
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I started 2025 in a bad place, I felt like I was getting punched from all different life angles.
I'm happy to say I'm finishing it in a very positive way.
For 2026 my goals are to establish t...
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My 2026 goals
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My 2026 goals
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On your new username 🤩
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Recognise your true value as a tester, navigate salary negotiations with confidence, and make the most of benefits beyond pay
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How do you set measurable goals in QA when quality is hard to quantify?
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Managing Legacy Test Environments, What’s the Industry Standard?
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Pitch your MoT Professional Membership Template
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A template you can use to help pitch MoT Professional Membership to your managers. Adjust as you feel necessary.
Thanks to Jonny for nudging and collaborating on this.
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Burp Suite relevant for QA engineers transitioning from manual testing?
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Thanks for choosing TestBash MoTaCon. Glad to hear you had an enjoyable experience.
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