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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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I enjoyed TWiQ this week, thanks for making it great.
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Lovely to co-host TWiQ Episode 113 with you. What a brilliant convo with Callum and the chat crew. 🤩
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That shiny new feature works, so what?
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16.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Boost your career in quality engineering with the MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate.
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Existential crisis: What is quality engineering? - Ep 112
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Unpack the blurred meaning of quality engineering through real stories and honest reflection
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Thank you for co-hosting an excellent conversation during TWiQ, episode 112. 🎉
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GOT THE JOB !!!!
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after so much waiting and anticipating , I am returning to my career after a full time parenting break.
These 2 years were full of mixed feelings and self-doubts but I owe this community to back...
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Invest in test artefacts, they can last longer than the application's source code
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An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.
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Quality feedback over testing artefacts - Ep 111
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Shift your mindset from documenting testing to influencing quality with meaningful conversations.
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I really enjoyed this week's TWIQ, the facilitation and discussions. Nice one!
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Thank you for co-hosting This Week in Quality. Great to hear your reflections and hot takes.
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It's wonderful to see you celebrating MoTaCon speakers by watching their talks on-demand and sharing stars. ✨
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Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash talk "A tester’s role in evaluating and observing AI systems" on demand, it was excellent, I had heard of evaluators and ai as a judge, but not seen the tooling introduced. So this was a great insight for me.
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Apply your testing skills to evaluate, measure, and monitor the quality of AI systems with confidence.
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Thanks for sharing an idea about star awarding and profiles on talks.
awarded Philippa Jennings for:
Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on demand. It was excellent, relatable with great take aways. Well done.
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Balance automation with exploration using the Information Model and 6Qs of Quality to achieve continuous quality.
awarded Elizabeth Zagroba for:
Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on demand. Really great insights into your life as a quality lead. It was relatable and interesting. Thank you.
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Just had the pleasure of watching your TestBash 2025 talk on QE. It was excellent, well done my friend. I love the sentiment of QE's make things better for everyone, a better DevEx brings better quality, and move faster and learn things. Great take-aways. Thank you.
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Transform your team’s delivery by learning how small, consistent improvements in testing, automation, and collaboration can make everything better for both your team and users
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Show your work to build influence, connect teams, and shape how quality is understood across your organisation.
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Thanks for sticking up for us regarding the latest MoTaverse Weekly title.
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A self-spreading malware called GlassWorm has infected OpenVSX and one VSCode extension (cline-ai-main.cline-ai-agent v3.1.3), enabling it to propagate across systems and steal data. This supply ch...
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It was so great to listen to Twit Episode 103 where we had a talk around being a solo tester in the organisation.
Watch out the full episode to understand the challenges, struggle, mindset, conve...
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Big thanks to everyone who supported us through this wild year of building Epic Test Quest from early interviews to testing our prototypes and giving us honest feedback.
It was amazing to meet so ...
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Thank you so much for being an awesome Corn Exchange team member and supporting me during TestBash 2025/MoTaCon.
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Did he say "Bug was this big"?
Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage.
But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine...
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I'm sure Ben was showing how tall I am
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Did he say "Bug was this big"?
Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage.
But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine...
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Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format
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Quality revelations: From SLO to better listening - Ep 108
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