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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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Great job hosting TWiQ this week! 👏
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Great job hosting TWiQ Clare! 👏
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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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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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"Welcome Imposter syndrome!!! 😂 So privileged to be alongside people I consider to be legends of MoT but very proud to be a part 🙏"
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I'm super excited to anounce our 2026 Ambassadors!!
Make sure to follow them on the MoTaverse.
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Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
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Head of Engineering who came from QE. Admirer of all humans (with a special affinity for testers). I love to bring out the best in people and help them grow. I have a very tactical view of delivery and love working to find the sweet spot so that processes are a balance between effort and value. Music nut.
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