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Deborah Reid
Lead Test Engineer
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Hi, I'm Deborah Reid, I've been testing for about 14 years now. I am a Lead Test Engineer at Bloom and Wild group currently. Specialising in exploratory and risk based testing with a passion for accessibility. I've written a course for MoT on an Introduction to Accessibility Testing as well as an article on speaking at a Conference for the first time, spoken at an AMA on Soft Skills and more!
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🖖 Can we actually co-own quality?
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As almost half of 2026 has passed, I'm stepping into a new chapter of my journey: mentoring.
Mentorship has always been on my mind, but I never really had the opportunity to take it up before. This...
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Still learning. Now mentoring too.
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Still learning. Now mentoring too.
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Throwback Wednesday: Deborah Reid 99 Seconds at TestBash Brighton
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Throwback Wednesday: Deborah Reid 99 Seconds at TestBash Brighton
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Throwback Wednesday: Deborah Reid 99 Seconds at TestBash Brighton
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Throwback Wednesday: Deborah Reid 99 Seconds at TestBash Brighton
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I believe this was TestBash Brighton 2016.If I recall correctly Deborah Reid did a 99 second poem, I could be wrong.In the back I recognise Emma Keaveny, Neil Taylor and Maaret Pyhäjärvi.Long live ...
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Explore how quality engineering extends beyond traditional testing
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How is Quality Engineering different from testing?
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How is Quality Engineering different from testing?
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A look at what the people are saying about quality engineering
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Is quality engineering just software engineering?
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Is quality engineering just software engineering?
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Claude Code Security plugin is reported to cut security-related comments on pull requests by 30 to 40%
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Security is shifting left into the coding session itself
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Security is shifting left into the coding session itself
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Looking at my 1year of GitHub graph, I see periods of consistency, periods of silence, and a lot of starting again.
Which is probably the most honest representation of my learning journey so ...
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The only thing I'm consistent with is inconsistency.
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The only thing I'm consistent with is inconsistency.
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This one time I wrote my name with AI in it.And now, I haven't been able to unsee it.Do you also try to play with sneaking AI into names? What's your AI name?
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What's your AI name?
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What's your AI name?
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"DeborAIh"
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AI-driven testing in practice: from requirements to reliable automation
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Lesson 4 of Introduction To Accessibility Testing
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Lesson 2 of Introduction To Accessibility Testing
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Lesson 1 of Introduction To Accessibility Testing
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Thanks for sharing your important LinkedIn post as a Moment.
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Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world?
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From ‘cy.visit’ to mentor: Scaling E2E Testing
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From ‘cy.visit’ to mentor: Scaling E2E Testing
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Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world?
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Are you measuring your success purely by data on a dashboard, or by the actual value you're creating in the world?
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I accidentally left my phone at home on Saturday afternoon.Initially, the "emergency anxiety" kicked in. Once I realized I was with family who were perfectly reachable, that faded—only to be replac...
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Joined MoThers of the MoTaverse chapter
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A space for mothers in tech to gather, support and share resources.
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.We have often seen that many of us who test the software to ensure quality of the product are trapped in the manual test...
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AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Tester
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AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Tester
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"How do you use AI to help with your automation learning?"
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AI-driven testing in practice: from requirements to reliable automation
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