Simon Tomes | Activities
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How do you do Continuous Performance Testing?
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Discovered a new term today, thanks to Lewis Prescott: Continuous Performance Testing.
"Performance testing kind of still follows that waterfall nature because it takes a long time to set up the...
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Excited to see a shiny new badge on my profile today. Call for Insights, which is awarded to members who share their knowledge and experience in a Call for Insights conversation.
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Call for Insights becomes badge number 64!
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Call for Insights becomes badge number 64!
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11.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Had an awesome call with Clare Norman, during which she shared a powerful reflection: Are we sharing our testing insights with the right audiences?
Perhaps we need to make formal cohorts of qual...
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Who are we really talking to? Do we need a MoTaverse collective?
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Who are we really talking to? Do we need a MoTaverse collective?
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Had a lovely chat with Neil Taylor. If you don't know him then you should check out his profile and goals for 2026. He's brought a lot and has plenty more to give back to the testing and quality co...
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The antithesis of see ya later learning
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The antithesis of see ya later learning
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Ujjwal and I had a lovely chat. We talked a lot about how to contribute and how to encourage people to get involved.
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Meet quality people with Ministry of Testing
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Meet quality people with Ministry of Testing
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Explore shift right and how to practice it within testing
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right
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Louise would love to hear from fellow quality leaders.What struggles do you face when advocating for quality beyond developers?What have you tried that's helped?How do you convince product and proj...
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How do you advocate for quality beyond developers?
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How do you advocate for quality beyond developers?
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This badge is awarded to those who share their knowledge and experience on a Call for Insights conversation.
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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How do you advocate for quality beyond developers?
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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In conversation with Simon Tomes as part of his Call for Insights series, he put me on the spot with this question.
So, Ady, I was thinking for our listeners, a final thought from you is what w...
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The power of being a thought worker is the pause to think before we act
awarded Ady Stokes for:
The power of being a thought worker is the pause to think before we act
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How do you advocate for quality beyond developers?
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How do you advocate for quality beyond developers?
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Louise would love to hear from fellow quality leaders.What struggles do you face when advocating for quality beyond developers?What have you tried that's helped?How do you convince product and proj...
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Louise would love to hear from fellow quality leaders.What struggles do you face when advocating for quality beyond developers?What have you tried that's helped?How do you convince product and proj...
awarded Maithilee Chunduri for:
Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right.
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Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right.
awarded Ujjwal Kumar Singh for:
Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right.
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Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right.
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The power of being a thought worker is the pause to think before we act
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In conversation with Simon Tomes as part of his Call for Insights series, he put me on the spot with this question.
So, Ady, I was thinking for our listeners, a final thought from you is what w...
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
So much helpful information shared with the community! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and experience during your Shift Right Masterclass.
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
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Understanding our technology with TryHackMe
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Memory Mondays Community Certificate
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Bug congrats on your new role! Epic news. 🎉
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Memory Mondays Community Certificate
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The shift-left is not shifting-lefting
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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I heard this on a recent Call for Insights (with Simon Tomes and Louise Woodhams), and it made me chuckle.
It's in reference to making attempts to shifting-left, but not really feeling the resul...
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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