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Emily O'Connor
Principal Quality Engineer
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Automation-savvy QE with a sixth sense for bugs. Avid learner and reader interested in decoding dev-speak to enable engineering teams. I believe good software starts with user-focused problem solving.
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I love podcasts. I've had the privilege of being on a few of them. Today was my first day co-hosting one! I was nervous, for sure, but once I settled in, made sure I had coffee in hand, and remembe...
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Don't worry! I'm a Tester Ep 94
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Catch up on This Week in Testing to hear how testers make progress while figuring things out, plus much more from across the MoTaverse.
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Nice one for amplifying Aj Wilson by sharing the story of how she helped one of your ex-colleagues.
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Thanks for sharing a job advert in the MoT Slack jobs channel.
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You can imagine my delight when I spotted this bloke in my local Waterstones bookstore.
"I'm a tester, can I get a photo of your t-shirt? It is so cool!"
"Sure, I'm a developer. My kids got me ...
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How can we effectively use asking questions to improve ourselves as testers?
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Thank you for going above and beyond in May 2025. Team MoT appreciates how you consistently support, develop, and grow our community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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At Peerscon this year, we had another RiskStorming Session to explore risks around an AI Coach.
The first two phases are know to be the most valuable:
1. What are high prio Quality Aspects?
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Using AI in Test Automation to Achieve Continuous Testing
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On the slide, Titus shows the audience the trends that he has identified in the testing industry. This photo was taken when he asked the audience; “how many people here have a role where their prim...
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That moment when RiskStorming explodes
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At Peerscon this year, we had another RiskStorming Session to explore risks around an AI Coach.
The first two phases are know to be the most valuable:
1. What are high prio Quality Aspects?
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I for one embrace this spelling mistake. It does the job (for now). It still delivers. Funny how we can get caught up in these quality loops and pick holes in things that aren't as important as we ...
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How it feels to find your first bug when you've just joined a company. There is nothing like being a pair of fresh eyes to see what everyone else is missing.
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A computer, and through it's screen we see a bug on a sofa, comfy with a drink in it's hand.
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I asked the bug what it was doing there.
It said "I live here now".
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Was a professional member in 2025
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Domestic abuse victim data stolen in Legal Aid hack
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What should the ratio of automated to exploratory testing be?
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Why are testers so good at delivering bad news? Ep 92
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Debrief the week in testing
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Thanks for sharing your idea for an addition to the "Open To ..." feature: Open To Give CV Feedback.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 29
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Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
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Exploratory testing
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Not Your Average User
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How to go from being a gatekeeper to being a quality coach
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At the Leeds Testing Atelier I spoke about how we, as testers, can go from being gatekeepers to being quality coaches. One of the practical suggestions was to facilitate a test planning workshop wi...
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Is vibe testing going to kill off test management? Ep 90
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Testers like to talk Ep 89
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Using an Agile definition of done to promote a quality culture
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What do people mean when they say "automation is a tool"?
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Where have all the junior quality roles gone? - Ep 83
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When the tester's away… the team can test anyway!
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This Week in Testing - Episode 50 - 5 July, 2024
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Thank you for being awesome and accepting my challenge to post a memory in the style of a micro-blog.
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Not Your Average User
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This week at Leeds Testing Atelier, I presented a talk designed to challenge assumptions made about the "average user" and highlight methods and questions to communicate these to development teams....
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This week at Leeds Testing Atelier, I presented a talk designed to challenge assumptions made about the "average user" and highlight methods and questions to communicate these to development teams....
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Thanks for sharing an idea to add an optional public location field on MoT profiles.
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Listen in as testers around the world share insights on AI, test management, and leading with quality in this packed episode of This Week in Testing.
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Leeds Testing Atelier memories
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The room was packed for Emily
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STEC in the sunshine!
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Testing your assumptions
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 26
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