This site is home to the Periodic Table of Testing
Quick links to blog posts below:
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2023
- Aug 30, 2023 Book Review - Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
- May 23, 2023 We can probably do better on social media - Hashtags
- Apr 30, 2023 Book review - Neuroscience for Coaches" by Amy Brann.
- Apr 16, 2023 Why we should all be embarrassed by the WebAIM Million Report
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2022
- Nov 5, 2022 A11y With Ady: Simple Tests for Accessibility Every Tester Should Know
- Sep 25, 2022 TestBash UK 2022 99 Second Talk
- Apr 5, 2022 A11y With Ady - April 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 A11y With Ady March 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 A11y With Ady - February 2022
- Jan 4, 2022 A11y With Ady - January 2022
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2021
- Dec 1, 2021 A11y with Ady: December 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 I’ll Test in Live: TestBash 99 Seconds Song
- Nov 1, 2021 A11y with Ady: November 2021
- Oct 5, 2021 A11y with Ady: October 2021
- Sep 7, 2021 A11y with Ady: September 2021
- Aug 3, 2021 A11y with Ady: August 2021
- Jul 8, 2021 A11y with Ady: July 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 A11y with Ady: June 2021
- May 9, 2021 Staying Positive in a Pandemic (a personal story)
- May 4, 2021 A11y with Ady: May 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 A11y with Ady: April 2021
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2020
- Dec 18, 2020 The Year of 2020
- Jun 13, 2020 Who Tests the Tests?
- Mar 27, 2020 A Tester Walks into a Security Conference
- Feb 2, 2020 Leeds MoT Meetup Start Speaking Session
- Jan 18, 2020 Accessibility Book Review: Inclusive Components by Heydon Pickering
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2019
- Oct 12, 2019 Un-Expo Software Accessibility Quiz - TestBash Manchester 2019
- Oct 5, 2019 Disabled by Their Environment - Test.Bash() Manchester 2019
- Oct 5, 2019 Testing is for You - TestBash Manchester 2019
- Sep 1, 2019 Being an Accessibility Advocate - and why you should too
- Aug 3, 2019 Back to School – 36 years later
- Jun 4, 2019 WCAG 2.1 Accessibility Guidelines with Test Hints
- May 13, 2019 My First Experiences with Accessibility Testing
- May 1, 2019 Reflections from TestBash Brighton –Testing as a Team
- Apr 13, 2019 Reflections from TestBash Brighton – Being Brave
- Apr 8, 2019 Reflections from TestBash Brighton - Testing is?
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2018
- Jul 10, 2018 Does it work?
- Jan 1, 2018 I See No Bugs / The Fresh Prince of Testing
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2017
- Nov 26, 2017 If – Ady Stokes 2017
- Aug 6, 2017 Categorising the Table to help scope projects
- Jul 20, 2017 Introducing a 7th Thinking Hat
- Jul 16, 2017 Current Periodic Table of Testing and Archive
- Jul 9, 2017 Session Based Testing, Exploratory Testing and my Questions technique
- Jun 26, 2017 Using Personas and the Relationships Between PToT Elements
- May 15, 2017 Things I learned at the North West Exploratory Workshop on Testing
- May 14, 2017 Leeds Testing Atelier May 2017
- May 14, 2017 The Periodic Table of Testing, an introduction and history
The Big Test Theory is the place that I (Adrian ‘Ady’ Stokes) put all my thoughts and ideas connected to the Periodic Table of Testing, Accessibility, Poems and a few other bits. Here you will find the latest version of the table and the elements scoping categories.
I hope you enjoy it and please pop along to the blog. Feel free to ask questions and challenge my thoughts.
Soon you will be able to find details of accessibility training I offer for awareness, testing and conducting accessibility audits. I will be offering reduced rates for startups and none-profit organisations. If you have any questions or a specific request regarding training please get in touch.
All opinions are my own unless credited. Feel free to use the table in any way you find useful, but I'd appreciate you sharing with me what you do with it and crediting me please, thank you.
Adrian (Ady) Stokes
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New version 1.3 for easier printing
Periodic Table of Testing v2.0
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See the current version of the table with the link below.
Highly recommend all the speakers but if you want to jump my talk begins at 53:26.
Colleagues to Community, talk from Leeds Test Atelier on building an internal community at Computershare in Skipton. Other great talks from Atelier are available.
The latest Leeds Tester Gathering from 9th September 2017 featuring talks on alternative meetings, accessibility and with yours truly as host.
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