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I was lurking in an International Women's Day session and they were talking about logging wins and I couldn't help but blurt out 'brag book' in the comments.It's also funny now, because whenever th...
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Loving the family-style portrait with the Solirius gang 🤩
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First London meetup, merch successfully acquired ✅
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W-hats up?
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AI-assisted development is the new test automation.
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Member visited Do you TOFU?
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Member visited Do you TOFU?
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Do you TOFU?
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Is quality work the bottleneck?
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Moments now support formatting 🎉
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Moments now support formatting 🎉
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Did things get worse when QA stopped being the quality gatekeeper?
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Mind the QA of the gaps
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Mind the QA of the gaps
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Mind the QA of the gaps
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Did things get worse when QA stopped being the quality gatekeeper?
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Is quality work the bottleneck?
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Is quality work the bottleneck?
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AI accelerates code generation and it might seem like we're shipping faster. But what does that mean for quality work? Is quality work the bottleneck?Charles Penn shares thoughts on this topic.
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AI accelerates code generation and it might seem like we're shipping faster. But what does that mean for quality work? Is quality work the bottleneck?Charles Penn shares thoughts on this topic.
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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