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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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Source: Beetle Moses
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I was having a clear out of notes and bookmarks and came across a news item on TikTok releasing new alt text features.
Part of me was thinking how cool it was to be using AI for creating alt tex...
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Joining Stuart Day on the Quality Talks Podcast made me look back at how my QA career started.
How change shaped it then and still shapes it now.
Probably the best YES I have said so far.
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How to learn automated testing? Is it worth going on a software development course, or is it better to learn how to automate tests instead? Where is an overlap of features?
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So I have put a whiteboard on the door of my study room where I note down my top priority tasks for each day of the week, along with a few other important ones. It’s a bit tough to maintain, but it...
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Emily is delivering a talk called how raising quality bug cards prepares you for becoming a quality leader
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First I missed capturing 404 stars. Now I missed 500. So I’m celebrating 513 instead. Great problem to have.
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MoT Leeds hosted a panel discussion on Leading with Quality, which sparked a lively debate on several topics. The unexpected one was which AI had written the questions! It didn't, it was all me. He...
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Had a great time at TWiQ this week, and wanted to stash all of the "thoughts" that popped up in our chat- Mobile testing is transitioning from The Cupboard of devices towards Cloud Services (a lot ...
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Loved your insight on mobile testing on TWiQ
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4 quality insights on what to do for the next generation of Quality Engineers
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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4 quality insights on what to do for the next generation of Quality Engineers
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Bridge the gap between developers, testers, and data teams to create stronger, people-centred quality practices.
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Improve the reliability of your own products by borrowing proven testing strategies from safety-critical medical devices.
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Thanks for participating in the Leadership Lean Coffee. ☕️
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Using AI Prompting as a shift left tool coaching tool
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Lewis shares his experience of working with a Zero Bug policy. What is it, how does it work and how can it help?
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"Glad to have caught up with this talk as on the day I was attending a workshop. Excellent talk Jitesh! 👏"
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Study real-world failures to understand how quality is created, lost and strengthened in complex systems.
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See how automotive testers handle hardware-driven, safety-critical systems to gain fresh insight into testing complex behaviour
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Apply autism-aware design principles to improve software usability for autistic and neurodivergent people.
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Also, SQEC, SQEC, SQEC!
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After two weeks of alpha calls where QA leaders genuinely loved Wizzo and gave us a clear roadmap (GitHub integration, Jira sync, about 47 other things), we shipped what mattered most.
The best ...
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02/10/2025, Brighton, UK. The learning board at TestBash/MoTaCon 25.
Have you ever formed a habit? What was it about the approach you took that made it easy to form the habit? Or was it just th...
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Meme inspired by Slack conversations with Nataliia Burmei.
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Strengths:
- Basically a dog (plays fetch/tug-o-war, growls, whines when we leave/greets when we return).
- Faithful companion.
- Hilarious.
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- Not the sharpest tool in the bo...
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Strengths:
- Miniature lion.
- Expert fly-hunter (and eater).
- Cat martial arts sparring partner for Jack.
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- Frequent vocal complainer.
- Never quite mastered litter box a...
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When not testing websites from around the world, Bethany prefers to keep an eye on birds in the backyard.
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Boost your career in quality engineering with the MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate.
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Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are celebrating MoT Athens Lean Coffee.
Can you find them? 🕵🏽♂️
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How amazing to have met the Founder of MOT!
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Cloudflare went down again today and half the internet with it. Nothing like a global outage to remind us that we're all just one code or config change away from cup of tea time chaos.
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Heck yeah! Bug congrats on reaching 100 community stars. I love all the things you do with the MoTaverse. Thank you. 🤩🏆
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Taking Baby steps
Regret joining because now I can't imagine a life without it
Testing needs to happen everywhere
Feedback is really important as a tester
Keyboard short cuts
Take a side step ...
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The MoTaverse was a witness to their job hunting journey.
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Ito's QA Hall of Fame
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Ito's QA Hall of Fame
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Being at Ito for 7 years, the team has been on a fantastic journey and I wanted to acknowledge and remember everyone that had been a part of that. So just thought I'd share a screen clip of our QA...
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Being at Ito for 7 years, the team has been on a fantastic journey and I wanted to acknowledge and remember everyone that had been a part of that. So just thought I'd share a screen clip of our QA...
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It's been more than a month since I returned from MotaCon but still feels like it was yesterday. Though it was a busy month for me but every morning when I see these two mugs in my cupboard, it rem...
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A reminder that consistency, curiosity, and community truly accelerate growth.
More learning. More giving. More growing.🌟
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after so much waiting and anticipating , I am returning to my career after a full time parenting break.
These 2 years were full of mixed feelings and self-doubts but I owe this community to back...
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Thanks for sharing lots of interesting points in the TWiQ chat.
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Nice one for encouraging Scott Kenyon during This Week in Quality.
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A one-day educational experience for quality engineering leaders
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Learners and Teachers now earn stars
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Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
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An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.
Jira Issue Connect brings live, real-time Jira data directly into TestRail, eliminating tab-switching and stale fields.
Better than a generic video, see YOUR test, live, ready to show you what matters most: quality at scale.
Catch the on-demand session with gaming legend John Romero and see how we’re redefining software quality at AI speed.
Manage your entire QA lifecycle in one place. Sync Jira, automate scripts, and use AI to accelerate your testing.