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Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
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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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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog! From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingSimon asked: "Can you sh...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "Through simil...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingDemi asked: "What is the ...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting
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Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
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This Week in Quality
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Share your week’s highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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1.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Most testers are already using Gen AI for their daily tasks. But there's a problem. If you don't share the same context with AI, your interaction will stay surface-level, no matter how carefully yo...
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🖖 Context engineering for testers
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🖖 Context engineering for testers
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🖖 Context engineering for testers
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People are not friction
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When Speaking Up Changes How You’re Seen
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The hidden danger of shipping fast
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Avoiding Unexpected Costs: Token Tax in LLM-Based Unit Testing
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Online Web Testing: The Automation Guide for 2026
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Yesterday, at Leeds Testing Atelier, I presented some slides around the use of AI (as a tool) to enable automation. After defining automation vs test automation and AI (technology that enables comp...
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The results are in! Test Atelier AI industry analysis.
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The results are in! Test Atelier AI industry analysis.
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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"I really enjoyed watching you both riff off each other. I'd like to see more conversations like that were people are just connecting organically. Great fun, thank you both! 🙏"
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A great conversation on friction, influence and showing up authentically
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Quality people are truth tellers
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Quality people are truth tellers
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Quality people are truth tellers
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The evolution of a hiring manager
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Really appreciate your talk with Simon on the Call for Insights: The evolution of a hiring manager. I'm taking notes and considering how I can communicate pride in my work. Really good points. Thank you for taking the time to talk about hiring.
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This badge is awarded to members who read their first Insights article on the MoTaverse.
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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"Fascinating chat, you hit so much on navigating management psychology. You should talk more....and sing 😁"
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Redefine software quality by replacing bug counts with metrics that track rework rates, the survival of assumptions in production, and the speed of recovery from system friction.
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How I measure quality without looking at bug counts
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