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Today I had the joy of meeting MOT Ambassador Rahul Parwal and his family in the very same city where I grew up. It felt incredibly special to reconnect here, in a place that holds so many memories...
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Promise served :) met the moT ambassador in the pink city, Jaipur, India !
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Today I’m launching something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. A new personal blog about testing, quality, and finding better ways of working.The first post starts with a line from Winnie-...
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Blog launch: Weave - Threads of Software Quality
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And MoTographer goes to London, again! Cheeky! 😃
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99 Second Talks – Day 2 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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Welcome to Mount Stupid or The Illusion of Expertise
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AI-assisted development is the new test automation.
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Simon Tomes and Jesper Ottosen recently recorded a conversation as part of the MoT's Call for Insights, where they had a great discussion on both positive and negative types of friction that we can...
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99 Second Talks – Day 2 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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We're tweaking our Professional Membership Model
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Prove me wrong
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Can you go to the MoTaverse and NOT learn something new?
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My friend, who I coached as a junior cricketer, has qualified for Ultimate Pool in the UK. I'm sponsoring him to cover fees and travel. When I gave him my details I put my company as the Ministry o...
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Swimming in a different Pool!
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I missed parts of This Week in Quality today because my toilet seat broke and I don't like sitting on porcellaine. So I had to go buy a new one.
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Neil Taylor
Lead Quality Engineer
Hi, I'm Neil. I have worked in a variety of different software testing and quality roles over the last 22 years. I really enjoy exploratory testing and working with automated tools. I have been active in the quality and testing community since 2014.
I am self-taught pianist who enjoys writing and recording my own music.
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