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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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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...
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AMA about Full Snack Testing
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If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why?
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Devs be like
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13.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Devs be like
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Devs be like
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AMA about Full Snack Testing
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Me likey your meme, and it's a very relevant topic right now.
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Devs be like
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Devs be like
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Devs be like
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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...
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Don’t automate everything, review everything
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Software Testing Live: Episode 06
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Lots of one snack, mix two snacks or sample a full bowl of snacks?
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Lots of one snack, mix two snacks or sample a full bowl of snacks?
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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...
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"S&V crisps are a great shout, because while the premise is one of the simplest, it's a classic, the execution across different styles and brands is huge.
I used to love the Cream Egg, and it's still OK, but I wish it was still the original Cadbury..."
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AMA about Full Snack Testing
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If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why?
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If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why?
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If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why?
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If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why?
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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...
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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...
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AMA Answer: What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?
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My Collection #3
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New Collection
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AMA Answer: What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?
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AMA Answer: What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?
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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...
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Thanks for the slack chat to help and put my mind at rest with Software Testing Live. Really appreciate it.
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It depends - Ask MoTaverse Anything - Ep 128
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Explore the new Ask MoTaverse Anything format, unpack “quality beyond correctness,” and pick up practical ideas for communicating impact, not just checking boxes.
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Thanks for co-hosting TWiQ. Always fun to co-host with you! 🤩
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Thank you for hosting TWiQ today!
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This Week in Quality
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Industry’s first TÜV-certified GoogleTest framework for functional safety
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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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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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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17.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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