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Thanks for sharing your feedback on the My Reports feature. It’s really appreciated.
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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?
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On being an information spreader
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There are many things in common between community, quality and learning in general.
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"As a lead, I need to be an information spreader...
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What Is Exploratory Testing? An Alternative To Scripted Testing And Try To Break It Testing
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Noted.
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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On Programming with Agents
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Stop generating, start thinking
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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Depending on the context, we think in different ways
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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Depending on the context, we think in different ways
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What Is Exploratory Testing? PQIP: Four Simple Words To Level Up Your Testing Efforts
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The tension between Users and QA
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The tension between Users and QA
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Kaarina explores how a highly skilled tester’s sense of “this is a problem” often diverges from what real users experience as a problem.
And what is the scarcity mindset?
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Kaarina explores how a highly skilled tester’s sense of “this is a problem” often diverges from what real users experience as a problem.
And what is the scarcity mindset?
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
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A woman is lining up several rows of chairs. There is concentration and satisfaction on her face.
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
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This is Quality | BBC
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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With the Chapters currently under going a mass migration, it is an opportunity to have some MoTaverse branding fun.
Migrating 50+ Chapters (previously called meetups), has many many steps. Some ...
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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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