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I often pop my writing into an AI checker to sense-check it and identify anything that might sound too much away from my style. I use Grammarly, and while I reject approx 50% of its suggestions, it...
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Proven, my writing is mine
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Proven, my writing is mine
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Running a root cause analysis only addresses half of the problem. Instead of asking, why did we miss this? Ask, why didnât we think of this?  Fixing a process or writing a missing automat...
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Thinking in testing: Are we missing the questions we should be asking
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Thinking in testing: Are we missing the questions we should be asking
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A celebration of STEC, the Software Testing Essentials Certificate, going live earlier that year. Big thanks to Scott for supporting with stomps and claps. TestBash / MoTaCon 2025 Day 2 99-second-t...
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We will STEC you: Testing song / rap
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We will STEC you: Testing song / rap
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This was done for TestBash 2024 99-second-talks. Since day 1 was AI-themed, I immediately thought of Shakespeare and speeches / soliloquies in his plays. I had AI write one and did one myself. Whic...
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Shakespeare by AI and Ady Stokes
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Shakespeare by AI and Ady Stokes
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Doing shift-left right: Start thinking and learning early in the development cycle
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Doing shift-left right: Start thinking and learning early in the development cycle
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Testing earlier pays off when it means questioning earlier too.
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Doing shift-left right: Start thinking and learning early in the development cycle
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Doing shift-left right: Start thinking and learning early in the development cycle
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Why did testing miss this⌠Because you didnât set a risk appetite
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All about the people
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A major issue hits the production environment. While we want to know what happens next, we need to ask what should've happened before?
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Production down, crisis communication up
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Production down, crisis communication up
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Production down, crisis communication up
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Production down, crisis communication up
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Production down, crisis communication up
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Production down, crisis communication up
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The testers urge to press all the buttons, even the ones they shouldn't
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The testers urge to press all the buttons, even the ones they shouldn't
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The testers urge to press all the buttons, even the ones they shouldn't
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The testers urge to press all the buttons, even the ones they shouldn't
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The testers urge to press all the buttons, even the ones they shouldn't
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Ariane 5âs âReused Codeâ Catastrophe
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Because 4004 isn't enough to show how amazing Ady Stokes is!
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The testers urge to press all the buttons, even the ones they shouldn't
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I'm the kind of tester who is curious about any and every button. What do they do,? What happens when I press it? What happens when I press all of them at the same time? Why is it here?Sometimes cr...
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"For Dark and Aggressive I would put more then just Malevolant. For example glass half empty or doomsday thinking also counts as dark, but isn't really malevolant.
Also is Empirical included in Scientific mindset? And intuitive in Exploratory?"
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I've created a basic visual for my mindsets model, which will be part of my book, if I ever get it done. I'm after some initial feedback on what folks think. This is handcrafted in Slides, so no AI...
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Ady asks the MoTaverse #2
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Ady asks the MoTaverse #2
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Hot take: your value isn't skills or outputs, it's judgement and perspective
Demi Van Malcot
Test engineer, Test lead, Quality manager
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I've been in testing since 2023, since then I never stopped learning and taking every opportunity I've come across. From becoming test lead not long after I started, to being a community lead for testing and for AI in at the company I work at. Nowadays I'm learning the ropes of leading with quality as I have added the role of quality manager of my department to my growing list of titles.
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