Activity

Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
he/him
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.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nigel Brookes-Thomas for:
Something you shared during your Leading With Quality conversation sparked many discussions in This Week in Quality E... image
Something you shared during your Leading With Quality conversation sparked many discussions in This Week in Quality Episode 111. I'm glad your insights continue to inspire. Thank you!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Matthew Whitaker for:
Something you shared during your Leading With Quality conversation sparked many discussions in This Week in Quality E... image
Something you shared during your Leading With Quality conversation sparked many discussions in This Week in Quality Episode 111. I'm glad your insights continue to inspire. Thank you!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Something you shared during your Leading With Quality conversation sparked many discussions in This Week in Quality E... image
Something you shared during your Leading With Quality conversation sparked many discussions in This Week in Quality Episode 111. I'm glad your insights continue to inspire. Thank you!
Happy SmartBear representing at MoTaCon image
Hello our good SmartBear people.
Aerial view of Postman image
Postman sessions at MoTaCon, the view from above.
The centre spread of The Testing Planet image
Our printed version of The Testing Planet has a center spread of 'spot the difference' and this year it was inspired, supported and created with the wonderful Emily O'Connor Here she is at MoTaC...
Robbie Falck and Grace Marsey from MoneyBox presenting at MoTaCon image
Robbie Falck and Grace Marsey from MoneyBox presenting at MoTaCon
Andrew Morton when the MoT site goes down image
The MoT site was down briefly and Andrew posted he was going scorched earth on it. Made me think of him in a maze looking for the cause.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Jesper Ottosen for:
Thank you for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Great to hear your thoughts on leadership challenges.  image
Thank you for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Great to hear your thoughts on leadership challenges. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Christine Pinto for:
Thanks so much for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Great to hear your thoughts on leadership challenges.  image
Thanks so much for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Great to hear your thoughts on leadership challenges. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thank you for co-hosting This Week in Quality. Great to hear your reflections and hot takes.  image
Thank you for co-hosting This Week in Quality. Great to hear your reflections and hot takes. 
All it takes is a raised hand. image
Want to be a guest on a podcast? Join This Week in Testing with the Ministry of Testing Community. Raise your hand. And, boom, you are a guest.
Reddit’s Engineering Excellence Survey image
Reddit’s Engineering Excellence Survey
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Architectural debt is not just technical debt image
Architectural debt is not just technical debt
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Is it worrying that 95% of AI enterprise projects fail? image
Is it worrying that 95% of AI enterprise projects fail?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aj Wilson for:
Thanks for continuing to share job opportunities on the MoTaverse Slack.  image
Thanks for continuing to share job opportunities on the MoTaverse Slack. 
Why Is the AI Czar Already Saying OpenAI Won’t Get a Bailout? image
Why Is the AI Czar Already Saying OpenAI Won’t Get a Bailout?
If I Was Your Head of Engineering… image
If I Was Your Head of Engineering…
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
I am back at work and it feels weird! image
I am back at work and it feels weird!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Innovation Is Everyone’s Job image
Innovation Is Everyone’s Job
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Simple Skills—Strong Leadership image
Simple Skills—Strong Leadership
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The uncomfortable truth about job security in tech image
The uncomfortable truth about job security in tech
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
2 Billion Email Addresses Were Exposed, and We Indexed Them All in Have I Been Pwned image
2 Billion Email Addresses Were Exposed, and We Indexed Them All in Have I Been Pwned
Abusing Delegation with Impacket (Part 1): Unconstrained Delegation image
Abusing Delegation with Impacket (Part 1): Unconstrained Delegation
A Hippocratic Oath for tech… with teeth image
A Hippocratic Oath for tech… with teeth
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The Serenity Protocol: Can Emotional Stability Be Engineered? image
The Serenity Protocol: Can Emotional Stability Be Engineered?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
achieved:
A beginner's guide to mobile testing  image
This badge is awarded to members who complete the A beginner's guide to mobile testing course.
A Lack of Inspiration – Ideas for Community Sessions: Hands On Learning image
A Lack of Inspiration – Ideas for Community Sessions: Hands On Learning
AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams image
AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams
From MoT London to MoTaCon image
From MoT London to MoTaCon
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
From MoT London to MoTaCon image
Great to see Gary Shannon host MoTaCon 25. He's put in the effort throughout the year organising and hosting the ever popular MoT London meetup. Here's Gary backstage preparing some notes befor...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Great use of an agent! Thanks for sharing.  image
"Great use of an agent! Thanks for sharing. "
Give LLMs API specs and ask to write you API tests image
For a while, I had a few collections of API tests in Postman while I was exploring our API a while ago. We aren't planning to use Postman for API automation and I thought what if I speed up API tes...
Subscribe to our newsletter
We'll keep you up to date on all the testing trends.