This week at Leeds Testing Atelier, I presented a talk designed to challenge assumptions made about the "average user" and highlight methods and questions to communicate these to development teams....

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A great memory from Leeds Testing Atelier on 13 May 2025—thanks to sitting next to Lauren Borodajko , I ended up front and center in the picture during Emily O'Connor's insightful talk on "Testing ...

Great to see Emily up on stage in a jam packed and overflowing room at Leeds Atelier. Her talk was called: Testing your assumptions - you are not your customer.

This snap from a sunny break at Leeds Testing Atelier captures just a few of the many brilliant contributors to the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC). In the pic are Gwen Diagra...

Emily O’Connor’s talk at Leeds Testing Atelier was a great reminder that we’re not our customers and we shouldn't design or build as if we are. She explored how small assumptions can quietly sha...

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"Can you even say a user story is 80% tested with automated tests and 20% with exploratory? 20% of what?" This is a great article by Gregory Paciga, full of brilliant reflections.

Leeds, January 2025 meetup

The relationship between Exploratory Testing and Automated Tests