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Michael Close
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Michael Close has been working in testing since 2016, and despite covering a verity of test skills over the years he has a love of exploratory testing and a passion for accessibility testing.
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I recently had a good chat with Callum Akehurst-Ryan about representation. He's a queer man in tech and continues to do wonderful things to amplify the importance of inclusivity and representation ...
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Explore how quality engineering extends beyond traditional testing
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10 ideas on putting care at the heart of quality engineering practices
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Judy Mosely mentioned on TWiT how she loves the community stars.
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Does the happy path make us happy? Ep. 84
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Thank you all for contribution today, it's been another interesting week in testing.
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Unpack quality coaching, job titles, happy paths, and pull request templates in an episode full of candid chat and personal stories
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Learn how to manage authentication and authorisation to create more advanced API requests
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Help us analyse the tasks Junior Testers carry out as part of their role
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