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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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How to test a stage 99 times over - Ep 99
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Celebrate 99 episodes of community connection, hear co-hosts reflect on what they've learned, and get inspired to take the stage yourself.
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11/09/24 Brighton
The evening before Day 1 of TestBash 2024. I love this photo cos it captures the mild chaos of a busy social event. Often my favourite type of event photo. 😃
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It's always been amazing to listen to people who come on stage and share their ideas and thoughts in each twit episode. But today's episode was special as it was 99th episode. It was great to see s...
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It's Episode99 of TWiT - Special Episode
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It's always been amazing to listen to people who come on stage and share their ideas and thoughts in each twit episode. But today's episode was special as it was 99th episode. It was great to see s...
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Yay! Thanks for co-hosting This Week in Testing Episode 99. Grateful you're part of the TWiT co-hosting crew. 🤩
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TestBash social selfies
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11/09/24 Brighton
The evening before Day 1 of TestBash 2024. I love this photo cos it captures the mild chaos of a busy social event. Often my favourite type of event photo. 😃
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"🏆 Naturally to test the feature out, so here is some emoji's 🥸"
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On September 30th, in Brighton, we're hosting an educational experience for leaders in quality.
Learn more about it here: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/events/leading-with-quality
We'd lo...
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This Week in Testing - Episode 60 - 20 September, 2024
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Ben Dowen aka Full Snack Tester attempting to get some MoT Swag!
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Thanks for sharing your for reals testing skillz on Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left.
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Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left
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Discover what’s possible when you shift your testing left and do it well
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Realised from listening to this week in testing, being in various meetups and conferences this year - a handy wee tip. Hope it helps.
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Almost there Ben!
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Ben Dowen aka Full Snack Tester attempting to get some MoT Swag!
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Thanks for bigging up TestBash in the chat during Episode 97 of This Week in Testing.
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Susanne Abdelrahman reality checks the growth in responsibility for QA/quality folks.
She also shares a helpful car analogy during her conversation with Rosie Sherry.
Susanne Abdelrahman: Wh...
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Thanks for being super active on The Club this week.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in June 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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The Green Room before MoT Tunis
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Myself, Mariem and Ben in the Green Room before MoT Tunis Online.
Simon Tomes appears to be there in spirit!
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This badge is awarded to a member who has given or participated in a Meetup talk, AMA, Panel Discussion, etc
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Thanks for doing a talk at MoT Tunis.
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Build a quality career slides
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Building a quality career
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Dan Ashby Blog
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Door not mouth
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10 Portfolio Projects for Automation Engineers
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When is a Tester not a Tester?
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All QA Testing Roles
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MoT Members open to mentor
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Slides and links from the talk "Building a quality career" by Ben Down, given at MoT Sousse and Tunis meet-up, 30th June 2025
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Thanks for helping us update an MoT Event description.
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Experiment with AI development tools to understand their impact on delivery speed and the quality challenges they create for engineering teams
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The brilliant Ben Dowen shares his contagious charisma during a STEC demo lesson. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/stec
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The brilliant Ben Dowen shares his contagious charisma during a STEC demo lesson. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/stec
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