Simon Tomes | Activities
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"Nice one, Richard. Thanks for reading. Glad to hear it was helpful.
If it sparks anything else let me know. Feel free to create a new Moment with reflections or more tips and advice."
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AMA Answer: What's the relationship between context engineering and prompt engineering?
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AI is stateless.It doesn't know or remember anything about you. The state has to be managed externally. You share your context with it via "prompts".For a normal AI chatbot (eg, ChatGPT), you...
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How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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Richard Adams asks:
How do you engage stakeholders, such as devs & product, with the findings from your exploratory testing session?
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Establishing an agreement th...
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Start Exploratory Testing Today – Risks & Questions
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Start Exploratory Testing Today – Risks & Questions
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It was great catch up with Chris yesterday!!
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Great to see Chris again!!
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Great to see Chris again!!
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Great to see Chris again!!
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AMA about Podcasting
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The time ran fast, and we had very little time for the 99-second talks.But we still managed to get one in by Sarthak Sharma!!Thanks for stepping up and making a 99-second talk in what was more like...
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Our 99-second speaker at MoT Manchester!
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Our 99-second speaker at MoT Manchester!
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Our 99-second speaker at MoT Manchester!
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Our 99-second speaker at MoT Manchester!
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Our 99-second speaker at MoT Manchester!
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Our 99-second speaker at MoT Manchester!
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After a short break, we were presented with the talk System design interview for test engineers by Sarah Al-Hawi.The talk was super engaging and Sarah was in her element!She strated by saying, 'thi...
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Sarah Al-Hawi delivers her talk 'System design interview for test engineers'
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Sarah Al-Hawi delivers her talk 'System design interview for test engineers'
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Sarah Al-Hawi delivers her talk 'System design interview for test engineers'
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Sarah Al-Hawi delivers her talk 'System design interview for test engineers'
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Sarah Al-Hawi delivers her talk 'System design interview for test engineers'
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Combine AI-generated tests with intelligent test selection to manage large regression suites and speed up feedback
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Does AI test generation actually improve velocity? Solving the regression bloat
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Does AI test generation actually improve velocity? Solving the regression bloat
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It depends - Ask MoTaverse Anything - Ep 128
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Explore the new Ask MoTaverse Anything format, unpack “quality beyond correctness,” and pick up practical ideas for communicating impact, not just checking boxes.
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Joined MoT Berlin 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 Berlin Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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"How do you deal with the pressure that your mere existence keeps people in work? And how does that pressure change when those same people also question your very existence?"
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.Thought I'd put myself out there to try my best to answer any question about life as being a very famous Bug in the MoTa...
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AMA about Being Famous
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AMA about Being Famous
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Great to hear from you.
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Great to hear from you.
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Thanks for co-hosting TWiQ. Always fun to co-host with you! 🤩
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This Week in Quality
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.
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