Simon Tomes | Activities
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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Bug congrats on earning your MoT Intermediate Certificate in Test Automation. 🏆
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Thanks for super shipping a Call for Insights! Legendary turnaround. 🤩
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The medium matters
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The medium matters
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How should we report on quality?
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The medium matters
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The medium matters
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The medium matters
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How should we report on quality?
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Thanks for our Call for Insights. Awesome to hear your thoughts and ideas around where, when and how Quality Engineers add value.
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Mind the QA of the gaps
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System testing is often seen as just the top of the Automation Pyramid, which can lead it to being minimized to a dangerous point.This has been my focus during my career, and I am always happy to ...
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AMA about System Testing
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AMA about System Testing
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Is this product 'human-made'? The race to establish an AI-free logo
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Grammarly pulls AI author-impersonation tool after backlash
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Joined MoT Philippines chapter
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Philippines Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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Can you provide a list of legal accessibility frameworks/guidelines from across the globe?
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"Thanks for the list and commentary, Ady. It's brill! 🤩"
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Simon Tomes asked:
Can you provide a list of legal accessibility frameworks/guidelines from across the globe?
I don't know every law, statute, and legislation across the globe, unfortun...
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Can you provide a list of legal accessibility frameworks/guidelines from across the globe?
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Can you provide a list of legal accessibility frameworks/guidelines from across the globe?
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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Can you provide a list of legal accessibility frameworks/guidelines from across the globe?
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Simon Tomes asked:
Can you provide a list of legal accessibility frameworks/guidelines from across the globe?
I don't know every law, statute, and legislation across the globe, unfortun...
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Leverage AI as a personalised "code coach" to bridge the gap between manual testing and automation by translating plain English into executable scripts and providing line-by-line logic explanations.
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Coaching with code: using AI to learn how to automate tests
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Coaching with code: using AI to learn how to automate tests
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What methods have you found helpful to ensure exploratory testing stays focused?
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Great question from Megan Ozanne.
I have always found Exploratory tours a really useful method to guide Exploratory testing. What methods have you found helpful to ensure Exploratory testing statu...
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"Thanks for your answer. It's super insightful!"
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Simon Tomes.
How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
Personas are a great tool, which can be used fo...
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How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
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How do personas support quality beyond correctness? How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Simon Tomes.
How do personas support quality beyond correctness?
Personas are a great tool, which can be used fo...
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"What an excellent set of questions. Nice one, Cassandra.
And that last question is quality right there. 🤩"
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Rosie Sherry.
What questions can we explore to help the team build the right thing?
I love that this question fo...
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What questions can we explore to help the team build the right thing?
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
What questions can we explore to help the team build the right thing?
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
What questions can we explore to help the team build the right thing?
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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When first seeing the Friction commentary, a specific moment came to mind. Often friction is a call to improve. The friction exists due to a need not being met, a shortcoming in your practices or u...
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Human Friction: Peer feedback through pull requests
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Human Friction: Peer feedback through pull requests
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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