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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. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified.

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Ministry of Testing London meetup. 03/04/25. A joyful moment. Kika and Shuk Tak Woo realised they knew each other, meeting for the first time in person. I love it when that happens. London's fa...
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Is audacious testing the new vibe testing? MoT Weekly – Issue 513 image
Time to be audacious. Discover many ways to learn and co-create with the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 24 image
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
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Do new testers really need to learn automation? Ep 86 image
This Week in Testing #86: Testing Skills, Career Growth & Community Wins
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Creating an Accessibility Statement: A Beginner-Friendly Guide image
An accessibility statement is a simple and clear message on your website that explains your commitment to making digital products and services usable for everyone, including people with disabilities
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what am I going to do with my hands? image
Say Cheese! Photo Booth time from the last Test Exchange!
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AI model selection for testers image
A model to guide software testers in selecting the right LLM based on task complexity and output quality needs.
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10 Years After ‘Testing Is Dead’ image
Testing Is Dead. Oh Wait, It’s Alive Again.
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Feeling brave asking for a selfie at London's fastest growing software testing meetup image
03/04/2025, London. I often feel awkward asking for a selfie as I don't know what the response will be. Fortunately, Tolu Thompson and Shneha Paudyal were in. And Tolu's colleague (sorry I didn't n...
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Feeling brave asking for a selfie at London's fastest growing software testing meetup image
03/04/2025, London. I often feel awkward asking for a selfie as I don't know what the response will be. Fortunately, Tolu Thompson and Shneha Paudyal were in. And Tolu's colleague (sorry I didn't n...
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The precursor of success with AI: You image
When you ask a tool to generate code, your role is central. Every step you take lays the foundation for the final output.
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S1.E33: Enhancing Security Testing with exploratory insights image
In this episode of QA Therapy, we sit down with Richard Adams, a seasoned expert in security testing, to dive deep into the critical role security plays in modern software development.
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Navigating Automotive Software Compliance: ASPICE vs. ISO 26262 image
Two of the frameworks, which stand at the forefront of automotive software compliance: ASPICE and ISO 26262.
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🌟 50+ ways to earn a community star badge image
There are 52 ways to earn a community star badge
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From frustrated tester to respected quality advisor: The Q.E.D. method image
Despite your expertise and commitment to quality, you remain “just the tester”. It’s frustrating. It’s demoralising. And unfortunately, it’s incredibly common.
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MoT Monthly - April 2025 image
Discover exciting events and talks, new articles, glossary updates, testing trends, fun memes and memories, hot topics and new collections.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 23 image
Can you find Bug, Cosmo the Space Duck and Space Seagull?
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Have you heard of PICNIC issues? MoT Weekly – Issue 512 image
Where does the problem exist? Read a roundup of news, events and ideas from the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
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Eamon's first 99 second talk at MoT London image
03/04/2025. Another milestone for Eamon Droko. His first time speaking at a meetup and what a wonderfully kind and inspirational talk it was. Eamon shared gratitude for the Ministry of Testing comm...
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That moment Rosie Sherry nearly stepped on Bug! 😮 image
London Meetup for testers, QA and quality engineering professionals/leaders. 03/04/25.
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Salesforce UI Automation: POM vs UTAM vs TestZeus Hercules image
aving joined my first Salesforce project just over six months ago, we’re now ready to consider automating the UI
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Test Automation As You Go: Redefining The Definition Of Done For Quality Software image
This means a ticket must NOT be marked as done until the automation work, as well as development and manual testing activities is completed
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Exploring the Culture of Quality image
Culture plays a significant role in shaping how quality is perceived, prioritised, and embedded into an organisation’s day-to-day operations
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The Pesticide Paradox in Test Automation Maintenance image
Just like pests develop resistance to pesticides, software can evolve in ways that make existing test cases blind to new issues.
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An example of using the cypress-rest-easy plugin image
If you never used cy.intercept command, you should. If you are using it a lot, maybe take a look at the new plugin cypress-rest-easy.
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OWASP Education and Training Committee update image
OWASP Education and Training Committee has been working on a set of new initiatives and one of them is collaborating with Events Committee
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Getting Started with AI Hacking: Part 1 image
We will kick off the series with a more “traditional” form of AI hacking that focuses on classifier models
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