Simon Tomes | Activities
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
AMA about Community
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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A collection of questions and answers about exploratory testing
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"Five months of magical MoTaverse moments! Thanks for sharing. 🤩"
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thanks for asking me a question on my AMA about exploratory testing. It's much appreciated!
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What tools can one use for note-taking during ET?
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Rahul Parwal asks:
What tools can one use for note-taking during ET?I have tried OneNote (personalized template), Yattie, and Xray ET Extension.I still feel that there should be a better tool out t...
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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Ask MoTaverse Anything
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A collection of AMA topics from the MoTaverse community. Build credibility in public, what topic could you answer questions on? What question could you ask today? You never know who else you are helping too.
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"What's the relationship between context engineering and prompt engineering?"
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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Context Engineering is a hot topic in the AI & Agentic AI world.If you feel like you need answers to something around this topic, ask me questions.I will try my best to answer your question, he...
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AMA about Context Engineering
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
AMA about Context Engineering
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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AMA about Exploratory Testing
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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 exploratory testing. It's a topic I'm still...
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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 exploratory testing. It's a topic I'm still...
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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There’s a new AMA in town, and we’d love you to take part.An Ask Me Anything (AMA) is a simple way to put yourself out there on a topic you care about. You pick the topic, invite questions, and do ...
awarded Rotimi Adegoju for:
Thanks for letting us know about an issue with the performance of the "complete" button on STEC.
awarded Mark Winteringham for:
1.1.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
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1.1.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
awarded Mark Winteringham for:
1.0.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
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1.0.0 of First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence
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I have always been hearing about the power of communities and have been part of few before but MoT is different in many aspects. I first came to know about MoT in September 2024 when I booked my se...
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A year ago - Journey through Motaverse - Those 5 months in Motaverse!!
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
A year ago - Journey through Motaverse - Those 5 months in Motaverse!!
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Shift from treating AI as a "single source of truth" to using it as a "clarity booster" for human-led ideas.
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Stop delegating your thinking: Using 5 whys to check AI documentation
awarded Cristina Lanca Carrageis for:
Stop delegating your thinking: Using 5 whys to check AI documentation
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
awarded Joanne Macfarlane for:
Bug congrats on earning the MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. 🏆
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At Peerscon this year, we had another RiskStorming Session to explore risks around an AI Coach.
The first two phases are know to be the most valuable:
1. What are high prio Quality Aspects?
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That moment when RiskStorming explodes
awarded Beren Van Daele for:
That moment when RiskStorming explodes
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
That moment when RiskStorming explodes
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
That moment when RiskStorming explodes
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The problem with non-deterministic inputs and outputs
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Prioritise high-impact user journeys and critical risks over exhaustive checklists to ensure essential product functions remain reliable and user-focused through a product-minded testing approach.
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Product-minded testing: choosing what matters when everything feels important
awarded Ishalli Garg for:
Product-minded testing: choosing what matters when everything feels important
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Who supports and manages quality engineers?
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Quality moments and delicate developer dialogues - Ep 127
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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