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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.
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Great to see your "Build a quality career" talk featured on the MoT homepage.Â
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Testing and Programming Are Not Separate Disciplines
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The Paradox of Power: Sharing Authority Makes You Stronger
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13 Pressure Tactics
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Blocks AI Agents Cross The Chasm To Mainstream No-Code Development
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The latest AI news we announced in August
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Great to meet you over a community catchup call. It was good to talk.I really enjoyed our conversation and I'm excited to see how the MoTaverse can support you with your career goals.Â
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Great to catch up on a community call today. I very much enjoyed our conversation.Â
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Adopt combinatorial testing, a technique you may never have heard of but should consider using daily.
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Collect and share your impact stories to show your value and support your career growth
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Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club. Great to learn more about you.Â
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I spotted Posthog's new website via an update from Cory Watlio on LinkedIn, the person behind the redesign.
You can feel the sense of excitement embedded with an audacious flavoured fear of the ...
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Here's a little about me for those I'll meet at TestBash in a couple of weeks.
I’m coming from: London UK
My role is: Test Manager, Test Lead, Test Engineer
I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as an: ...
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Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club. Cool to hear about all your knitting awesomeness. 🧶
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Securing Your MCP Server: a Step-by-Step Guide
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Can chaos actually help us?
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Defect logged but have you called maintainence?
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It's the 20th of October 2016 and I'm in Manchester for TestBash.
What a boon to spot this sign on a lift.
Always fun finding a double bug in the wild. 😃
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"Love that you had a developer speak at your meetup. A great way for us to build bridges and expand the MoTaverse. "
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On a bright evening in Milan at TUI/Musement, the local QA and development community gathered for another Ministry of Testing meetup. It was a moment to reflect, share experiences and grow together...
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Bug congrats on achieving the "99 and Counting" badge. We hope visiting the MoT site has been fruitful.Â
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I recently had the opportunity to participate in the international WiCyS Security Training Scholarship CTF 2025, organized by Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and the SANS Institute.
I didn't know...
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Bug congrats on a successful MoT Milan meetup. Thanks for bringing the community together in person.Â
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Bug congrats on a successful MoT Milan meetup. Thanks for bringing the community together in person.Â
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Is Testing Still A Developer's Job In An AI World?
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 43
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The Corn Exchange at TestBash is a hubbub of activity! And in 2025, there are many loud and quiet ways to get involved.
Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are hiding. Can you find them?
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Is it time to hand over test automation to developers? Explore MoTaverse Weekly to find out what's been happening and what's next.
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Design your service using National Archives styles and components
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Webinar: AGM 2025 - Software Testing SG
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Let’s stop making each other feel stupid
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Testing is shifting in a way where quality is increasingly everyone's responsibility
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Bug congrats. A selfie of you and me briefly broke the Memories page. 😮😀😬ðŸ«
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Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104
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Embrace the chaos as testers share real-world struggles, celebrate Worldwide Tester Day, and tap into the MoTaverse for positive vibes, support, and fresh ideas.
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Thanks for fixing the Memories page issue.Â
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It's 13:25 on a Thursday, 12th September 2024. TestBash is go!
"Hey, Rosie"
"Hey, Simon"
"All ok?"
"Yep!"
"You?"
"Yep! Cool. Selfie?"
"Yep!"
When you're busy making sure everyone at T...
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It's 13:25 on a Thursday, 12th September 2024. TestBash is go!
"Hey, Rosie"
"Hey, Simon"
"All ok?"
"Yep!"
"You?"
"Yep! Cool. Selfie?"
"Yep!"
When you're busy making sure everyone at T...
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Thanks for letting us know about the issue with the Memories page.Â
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