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Lightly plan every exploratory testing session before you dive in
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"Thanks for sharing this Megan. I don't often spend time reading around performance testing as I've often viewed it as a speciality. e.g. "We don't have a performance tester on our team" distorts my perception.
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Yesterday I attended as session by Leandro Melendez on how to build modern performance practices, It was very insightful so I just wanted to share my takeaways with you lovely lot :)Speaker: Leandr...
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AI amplifies the good and the bad, so where should your team start?
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Explore how risk can guide smarter testing decisions.
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"Good question Pedro! Well in our interview process, we have a 2 stage interview process. The first interview is a no pressure chat to find out about them as a person, how they like to work, what they enjoy and what they don't enjoy. Giving them the fre..."
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"Thank you all for taking the time to read it and Ady for being such a diligent editor 🙏"
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Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
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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. Recently promoted to Head of Engineering (Jul 2026).
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