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Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
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Charles Penn shares a handy tip for overnight (nightly) test runs.
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git blame reveals surprises
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Charles Penn recounts his experiences with git blame.
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Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right.
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
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How do we convince product and project people about the importance of testing?
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Advocacy beyond developers
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Advocacy beyond developers
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Advocacy beyond developers
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How is friction helping and not helping software engineering and testing teams?
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Lesson 6 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 6 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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AI guardrails: Non-negotiable safety or overly cautious "slowdowns"?
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Lesson 5 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 5 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 4 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 4 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 3 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 3 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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RiskStorming: Artificial Intelligence
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RiskStorming; Artificial Intelligence is a strategy tool that helps your team to not only identify high value risks, but also set up a plan on how to deal
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
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An exploration of shift right and how to practice it within testing
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DORA AI Capabilities Model - good companion to Konstantinos' "Back to Basics" post on AI.
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Why “It Works on My Machine” Keeps Breaking Production
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How I Built an Agentic SDLC Demo with Cursor, MCP Servers, Playwright, GitHub, and Vercel in Under an Hour.
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Staying sane in a post-modern world, from Anne-Marie Charrett
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Leading Through Discomfort
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700+ Stars on Ministry of Testing ⭐
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Charles Penn
Senior Test Engineer
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Software tester in the Midwest of the US.
Typically happy to discuss testing of any sort, geeky things, and parenting.
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