Simon Tomes | Activities
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Brighton walking tour
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Join us for a relaxed tour of Brighton
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Discover how contributing via the MoTaverse can level up your career
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Come for the knowledge, stay for the career growth
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Come for the knowledge, stay for the career growth
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Impostor syndrome makes skilled software testers feel inadequate. Read on to learn how to reframe thoughts, get feedback, and find community to help overcome self-doubt.
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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome As A Software Tester
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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome As A Software Tester
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Wonderful to see your Unlimited Membership. The MoTaverse community and team are here to support you. 🤩
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Another great question asked by Rosie Sherry for the :
AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Tester
What support did you find most helpful during the transition?
Walking alone in the journ...
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What support did you find most helpful during the transition from Manual to Automation Tester?
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What support did you find most helpful during the transition from Manual to Automation Tester?
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What support did you find most helpful during the transition from Manual to Automation Tester?
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Expert maps out more than 80 different Microsoft Copilot products, but there may be more than 100 — 'What happens when you name everything Copilot,' an AI consultant mapped out the myriad products
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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"Bug congrats! 🏆"
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I just finished the Quality Engineering Certificate and passed the test! I was hoping for a higher score, but I'll be using the results to determine where I need more learning
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Software Quality Engineering Certificate - Check!
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Software Quality Engineering Certificate - Check!
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Bug congrats on becoming SQEC qualified! 🏆
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Bug congrats on becoming SQEC qualified! 🏆
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Gemma 4 Has Landed!
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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Implement the Playwright Page Object Model (POM) to build maintainable, resilient test suites by centralizing page interactions and separating them from test logic.
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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From Control to Coherence: Rethinking Platform Architecture
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Platforms That Decay Often Fail to Architect for Sustainable Growth
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Keynote: Beyond Operations: Scaling Platform Engineering in the CNCF Community - Abby Bangser
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Reverse prompting
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Definitions of Reverse prompting
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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20% AI time, and much more this week in the MoTaverse
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Baking quality into the fast lane
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Baking quality into the fast lane
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Baking quality into the fast lane
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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