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Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
He/Him
Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering
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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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AMA Leadership Answer - Can you share a story about an early days leadership lightbulb moment?
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I've had a lot of lightbulb moments as I've been going through my leadership journey, most of them subtle learnings the built up over time. At the beginning, I thought the promotion was about me an...
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AMA Answer: How would you store any context engineering templates so they can be re-used?
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AMA Answer: How would you store any context engineering templates so they can be re-used?
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Question by Gary Hawkes: How would you store any context engineering templates so they can be re-used?Response:I use Github Copilot at work. My context engineering templates are very similar (and i...
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Thought I'd riff on Louise's post about progress over perfection.One thing I like to do is look at the person I was 1, 2, 5 or 10 years ago.Often this is literally thinking back and remembering. Ot...
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Progress over time
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Progress over time
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Progress over time
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.I love podcasting, as a listener, as a guest and as a podcast host.I probably listen to at least one podcast episode a d...
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AMA about Podcasting
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AMA about Podcasting
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"AI likes to get it's sticky tentacles into all your systems"Talking with Rosie as part of the Into the Motaverse podcast, I made a passing comment on the use of AI that really stuck with the both ...
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The Sticky Tentacles of AI
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The Sticky Tentacles of AI
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The Sticky Tentacles of AI
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Link was chosen by the Goddesses of Quality Assurance to guard the realm from the Great Calamity (otherwise known as "Deadlines"). He spends his days navigating the complex labyrinths of offic...
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Link - Guardian of the MoTaverse
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Link - Guardian of the MoTaverse
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Luna - our white Lion from Sirius, protector of the realm.Munja (eng. Flash) - our Black Lightning, a shadow hunter.
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Luna & Munja (Flash) - Guardians of the MoTaverse
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Luna & Munja (Flash) - Guardians of the MoTaverse
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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 joining the stage during TWiQ. Great to hear from you.
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Thank you for joining TWiQ today!
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This Week in 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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AMA about Leadership
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6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader
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The high cost of stagnant pull requests: moving towards collaborative Quality
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AMA about Leadership
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AMA about Leadership
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6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader
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AMA about Leadership
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Looks Good to Me Culture
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AMA about Leadership
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AMA about Leadership
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AMA about Leadership
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AMA about Leadership
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UI testing is powerful.But it’s also… heavy.Frameworks, setup, configs, pipelines — all necessary, but sometimes overwhelming when all you want is something simple:“Is this working right now?”That’...
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From frustration to Skynet: building a lightweight UI automation helper
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From frustration to Skynet: building a lightweight UI automation helper
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