Simon Tomes | Activities
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See you at TestBash! 😃
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Notes of key moments and learnings from Leading with Quality - Podcast, where the guest was Matthew Whitaker.
You can watch the podcast series here: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/collections...
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Hi folks !
All these years in Quality Assurance , our team have faced the biggest headache in the name of flaky test or we can say false test failures. Being fooled again and again for these fa...
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"Nice one, Jokin. Cheers for introducing yourself. See you in person soon! "
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"Good to meet you, Dima. See you in person soon!
I'm also looking forward to feeling the spirit of Q U A L I T Y. 😎"
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Call me Dima because you won't be able to pronounce my name ;D.
I’m coming from Berlin, originally I'm from Ukraine. My role is: Manual software tester. And it's been like this for the last 7 yea...
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Hello! This is Jokin from Valencia, Spain.
My current role is Problem Manager in Nespresso.
I´m coming to TestBash as an Attendee
I been to testbash many times.
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ISEB certified
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ISEB certified
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Searching for "BCS" in my photo app, I stumbled across this.
What a blast from the past. I got ISEB certified (now ISTQB) in 2004.
How times have changed!
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Searching for "BCS" in my photo app, I stumbled across this.
What a blast from the past. I got ISEB certified (now ISTQB) in 2004.
How times have changed!
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About Me:
I’m coming from: London, UK
My role is: QA Lead
I’d love to meet others who are into: API Testing, Contract Testing
I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Speaker
I’ve been to TestBash: T...
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Hi, I am Jaime from London and will be attending both days of TestBash 2025. This will be my first time attending and excited to experience the event
Looking forward to seeing you all there
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Thanks for posting Explain your job as poorly as possible!It made me properly chuckle, and no doubt the replies will too.
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"I click on profiles and tell them how cool they are."
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There was a post on social media where people were asked to describe their job as poorly as possible. I said I basically click things and pester people with questions!
How would you describe you...
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Mega bug congrats on your first MoTaverse article! It's jammed packed with gold. Love the honesty and openness. 🤩May this be one of many more contributions. Nice one, Gary!
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Learn from the mistakes and career lessons of an experienced leader to shape your path as a trusted leader in quality.
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"Lovely to read this, Anupam. Glad to hear you left feeling inspired!
And +1 for Seth Godin. I do enjoy his work.
I look forward to hearing more from you across the MoTaverse. "
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Today, I met Rosie (virtually) for the first time, and I was left with oodles of inspiration.
During the call, she told me about her vision of making MoT an exemplary community, not just for te...
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Come Sail Away
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"Great to read both of these memories. 🤩
Two legends on a call, right there! "
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Fun fact, I've known Rosie from way back, twenty years in fact. This week we had an opportunity to chat. We almost forgot to do the podcast. I'm glad we didn't because there's a tonne of gems in th...
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I just had a great conversation with Anupam about the testing, the future of what quality means. And of course, how this ties in with the MoTaverse.
There were many things he said that got me th...
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Hello, my name is... Isabel Evans
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I’m coming from: Scotland.
My role is: Post graduate research student at University of Malta.
I’d love to meet others who are into: want to discuss ...
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We may call Human-Centric testing (Manual, experience based, heuristics, context dependant)
There’s a recurring conversation in our industry that human involvement in testing might become obsole...
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I've been hosting Leading With Quality conversations. It's my first committed video podcast style series, this one being available to Professional Members only. We're trying to balance it out with ...
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Manual QA Engineer (T&M)
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All Locations, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Middle Manual QA Engineer
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United States (Remote)
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Manual QA Engineer
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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I know it's coming up to TestBash time when my girl asks if she can have a shot.
TestBash, here we come!
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 40
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I took this photo on the final evening of TestBash 2024 in Brighton, UK. It was just before I joined everyone at the social event. The light on the pier and sea was stunning!
I was utterly exha...
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When I do things I'm never really sure how well they will land.
The only way to know is to 'have a go'.
So, having a go I am.
A few weeks back I put out an offering for £99 TestBash ticket...
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Let's talk about what really matters. Plus, what's been happening in the world of quality and tech? Discover several highlights from the MoTaverse.
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I’m coming from: near Skipton in West Yorkshire, UK
My role is: Programme Lead for Software Testing Apprenticeships for BPP University - School of Technology
I’d love to meet others who are i...
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I like what Joel says here.
We can talk about 'best' or 'good' practice. Or good ideas on how to do things.
Yes it's probably better to test early, to shift-left, to build-quality in from day...
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We've got our work cut out.
Let's take a moment spare a thought for the future of quality in the age of AI.
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Notes of key moments and learnings from Leading with Quality - Podcast, where the guest was Gary Hawkes
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Notes of key moments and learnings from Leading with Quality - Podcast, where the guest was Rachel Kibler.
You can watch the podcast series here: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/collections/le...
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See you at TestBash! 😃
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"Thanks for sharing, Preeti. It was an excellent episode!
Available at: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/podcasts/this-week-in-testing?wchannelid=czgwdadw2c&wmediaid=lw5y1p5psi"
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This week in Testing - Another great episode where we had talk about the upcoming Test Bash -2025 preparations, suggestions about how to recognise people.
Little bit talk about shifting focus tow...
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My notes from the podcast from Leading with Quality with Nigel Brookes-Thomas as the guest.
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"Can't wait to meet in person, Jesper! I feel like we've known each other for so long yet have never had the chance to meet IRL. 😃"
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Full name: Jesper Ottosen
From: Aarhus, Denmark
My title at work is: Senior Advisory Consultant
My interests are: Leading Test Activities, Strategies, Staff-roles, Security and Compliance.
I’...
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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