Ben Dowen
Lead Quality Engineer
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I explore the world of software development and testing. Join me as I continue my adventures, discovering the wonders of quality.

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Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
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10.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate image
10.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
Member joined TWiQ β€” This Week in Quality chapter image
Member joined TWiQ β€” This Week in Quality chapter
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything image
Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything image
Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
Member joined TWiQ β€” This Week in Quality chapter image
Member joined TWiQ β€” This Week in Quality chapter

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Software Testing Live: Episode 06 - Don't automate everything, review everything image
  • Ben Dowen's profile image
  • Emily O'Connor's profile image
Evaluate the shift from "automate all" to "review all" by using AI agents for test plans while applying human-led ACE feedback to ensure code quality and business relevance.
All merched up and ready for STL image
  • Ben Dowen's profile image
Getting myself in the mood for today's episode of Software Testing Live, I've gone for the "grab what MoT merch I can find" look.
That feeling when I get slack notifications with acceptance test results image
  • Ben Dowen's profile image
And today, MATT was born. The Mimica Automation Test Teller.MATT is my slack app, I can tell MATT when my tests fail, and he tells my team.Only I don't have to tell MATT, my Acceptance Tests runnin...
Devs be like image
Having AI coding agents write code for you is all well and good, but it all costs... like a modern fairground and seaside arcade, we don't see these costs directly as cash money. Instead, we have u...
Lots of one snack, mix two snacks or sample a full bowl of snacks? image
  • Richard Adams's profile image
Rich Adams asks:Would you prefer to eat a lot of one snack at one, seeing how two snacks mix together or sampling the full bowl of snacks? I'm a big fan of pair-wise testing... sorry I mean pairin...
If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why? image
  • Simon Tomes's profile image
  • Ben Dowen's profile image
Simon asks:If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why? Testing would be something with variety, that has an element of different sizes and flavours, even some randomn...
AMA Answer: What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can... image
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  • Rahul Parwal's profile image
Question by Ben Dowen:What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?Response:As a newbie, one mistake that I made was try...
It depends - Ask MoTaverse Anything - Ep 128 image
  • Simon Tomes's profile image
  • Ben Dowen's profile image
  • Gary Hawkes's profile image
  • Preeti's profile image
Explore the new Ask MoTaverse Anything format, unpack β€œquality beyond correctness,” and pick up practical ideas for communicating impact, not just checking boxes.
AMA about Full Snack Testing image
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I love my snacks, and I love testing systems holistically, across the full stack.Ask me anything about testing software systems, eating snacks, collaboration or food generally.You can also ask Chip...
The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality image
  • Ben Dowen's profile image
  • Gary Hawkes's profile image
  • Kat Obring's profile image
Analyse the risks of stagnant pull requests and adopt a Quality Engineering mindset to reduce technical debt and accelerate value delivery through developer-led testing and faster merge cycles.
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