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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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Ben Dowen dropped a Google Meet link in the MoT Slack.
And then this happened.
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🤭 An impromptu Friday virtual meet is better with filters
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🤭 An impromptu Friday virtual meet is better with filters
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🤭 An impromptu Friday virtual meet is better with filters
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🤭 An impromptu Friday virtual meet is better with filters
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With the Chapters currently under going a mass migration, it is an opportunity to have some MoTaverse branding fun.
Migrating 50+ Chapters (previously called meetups), has many many steps. Some ...
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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River - Guardian of the MoTaverse
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Grateful for all your supportive comments on my recent contributions to the MoTaverse :)
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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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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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Looking forward to collaborating with you as a MoTaverse Ambassador in 2026. Big bug congrats on this well‑deserved recognition! 🏆
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The curse of the live demo… and other testing superstitions - Ep 123
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Swap your team’s favourite quality superstitions, laugh at cursed demos and disappearing bugs, and turn “don’t deploy on Fridays” from folklore into smarter release habits.
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I have to say Clare I found your LwQ talk with Rosie amazing. What you do is so impressive, I've said this in a private collection of inspiring talks. Thanks so much 🙏
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"I found this so inspiring and so interesting to listen to. Thank you Clare! "
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Master the art of quality coaching by learning how to facilitate activation sessions that empower developers to own automation and identify wobbly code
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Clare Norman - The art of activating quality people
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Clare Norman - The art of activating quality people
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Clare Norman - The art of activating quality people
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This badge is awarded to members who complete the A tester's role in continuous quality course.
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Great job hosting TWiQ this week! 👏
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Great job hosting TWiQ Clare! 👏
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Thanks for joining the stage and sharing with the TWiQ audience.
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Thanks for sharing feedback about the "thank" and "mark as read/watch" features.
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This badge is awarded to members who represent and promote the MoT community as MoT Ambassadors in 2026
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This Week in Quality
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After watching this talk, you’ll be able to write smarter and more comprehensive tests in Java using Property-based Testing - and catch bugs you didn’t even know existed at a fraction of the effort
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Test smarter with property-based testing
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Test smarter with property-based testing
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River - Guardian of the MoTaverse
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What If Waterfall Was Right?
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Learn how focusing on user value and trust gives you a clearer, more effective way to test data quality
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Testing data quality effectively
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Testing data quality effectively
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Automated testing in game development is increasing in popularity, but still very much a niche discipline
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Bang-for-buck automated testing in game development
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Bang-for-buck automated testing in game development
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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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