Simon Tomes | Activities
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Joined Engineering Management Chapter chapter
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A MoTaverse chapter to explore events and support for Engineering Managers.
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Definitions of Community as a Service (CaaS)
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"Hooray, Gary. Bring on the joyscrolling! 😌"
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Markdown
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Definitions of Markdown
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AGENTS.md
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Definitions of AGENTS.md
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A printscreen taken from my VScode at the end of this evenings session, which provided an introduction to using Playwright Agents and Claude code to create a "happy path" guest checkout test.Someth...
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Thanks for having me on Software Testing Live!
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Thanks for having me on Software Testing Live!
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Writing an agents.md that outlines Playwright standards isn’t just documentation for its own sake—it directly improves how reliably and efficiently your automated agents (or test authors) behave.
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Write an agents.md file that improves AI-created test output and can be used for review before PR
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Write an agents.md file that improves AI-created test output and can be used for review before PR
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AGENTS.mdTitles must describe the expected user behaviour, written from the user's perspective:
test('As a user, I can create a new project', ...)
test('As a user, I can delete an existing client',...
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How to write automation that represents issues PMs would care about fixing
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
How to write automation that represents issues PMs would care about fixing
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Taking a shot at the Ask MoTaverse Anything. 🙂
I’ve been spending a lot of time on mobile automation — working with Appium, improving test stability, exploring self-healing approaches, and lately u...
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AMA about Mobile Automation
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AMA about Mobile Automation
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Joyscrolling
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Definitions of Joyscrolling
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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How much does that bug cost?
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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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What can the world of tech learn from the world of winter sports?
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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Book: Unmasking AI
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
I featured your live STL Moment on the MoTaverse homepage, live, as it was happening! 😃
awarded Ben Dowen for:
I featured your live STL Moment on the MoTaverse homepage, live, as it was happening! 😃
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Live from the MoTaverse, it's Software Testing Live!
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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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