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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. π MoT-STEC qualified.
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Definitions of Clean Code
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Its TWIQ TIME!!!
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Learning lots of secrets about clean code with Simon and Demi!
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How would you define a guardrail?
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Recently my team has taken on the arduous task of migrating one of our oldest applciations from weblogic to containers. A task that is proving more difficult then expected. With tickets stuck for s...
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Stop with cleaning code, first make it work!
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Stop with cleaning code, first make it work!
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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How clean is your code?
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How clean is your code?
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Bring your vacuum, feather duster and wipes because it's time for some clean code!Why bother? As Martin Fowler so gracefully puts it:
"Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good p...
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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Sometimes the most effective guardrail isn't the most sophisticated one
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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Sometimes the most effective guardrail isn't the most sophisticated one
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Learn how test coverage is a necessary condition for shipping AI, but not a sufficient condition for trusting it.
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Beyond test coverage: engineering trust in AI-powered systems
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Beyond test coverage: engineering trust in AI-powered systems
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If you could slow one thing in AI down to let security catch up, what would it be?
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Thanks for sharing positive feedback about the Micro Call for Insights on guardrails. So glad you contributed.
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What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact?
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Nice one for sharing those job boards with the MoTaverse Slack.
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Thanks for accepting the Clean Code Moments Challenge. π
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"Amongst many helpful things is the table that maps the common layers in AI agents and operating systems. I think that's the thing that will help folks understand where an AI agent fits in."
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A guide to AI agents for testers
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A guide to AI agents for testers
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Member joined TWiQ β This Week in Quality chapter
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How would you define a guardrail?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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How would you define a guardrail?
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