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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. πŸŽ“ MoT-STEC qualified.

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This Week in Testing - Episode 65 - 25 October, 2024 image
Explore missed bug reflections, discuss internal QA conferences, and uncover the impact of self-taught learning in episode 65 of This Week in Testing!
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 8 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!).
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Bugged out: MoT Weekly – Issue 497 image
What boundaries help you recognise issues? Find out what's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's MoT Weekly.
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The Community's Guide to Quality Coaching image
What is quality coaching? What does a quality coach do? How does quality coaching fit into testing?
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Ceep Klear image
I for one embrace this spelling mistake. It does the job (for now). It still delivers. Funny how we can get caught up in these quality loops and pick holes in things that aren't as important as we ...
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MoT Monthly - December 2024 image
Discover testing trends, exciting events and talks, new articles, fun memes and memories, hot topics and new collections
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Continuous Quality - The Testing Planet News - Episode 07 image
Join Simon Tomes and his team of reporters for another round of news
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 7 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!).
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Stop, start, keep doing: MoT Weekly – Issue 496 image
What tough calls are on your testing plate? Seek help and advice from the testing, QA and quality engineering community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's MoT Weekly.
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First time meeting Ashutosh in person image
Two men posing for a selfie.
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First time meeting Ashutosh in person image
Two men posing for a selfie.
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The Community's Guide to Onboarding image
Items to help you and your new hire get started in their new job
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When you can't quite commit to accepting and checking the rebrand image
An app rebrand is quite the testing task. New logos, themes and colours to check everywhere. Sometimes a rebrand can't be done with a big-bang approach. I spotted this on a walk next to Buckingh...
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Crash and carry: MoT Weekly – Issue 495 image
What's the connection between risks and quality engineering? Discover many ways to get involved with the testing, QA and quality engineering community. Read it all in this week's MoT Weekly.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 6 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!).
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This Week in Testing - Episode 61 - 27 September, 2024 image
Tune into Episode 61 of This Week in Testing for community updates, practical testing tips, and a special segment of 99-second talks.
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Curious and Courageous Career Paths for Testing Professionals image
Be inspired by multiple stories of testing, QA, quality engineering, SDET, test leader career paths plus many more.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 5 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!).
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Raise your profile: MoT Weekly – Issue 494 image
How do community contributions support career growth? Join events and discover many ways to learn and contribute with the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
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Search for "testing" in your photo library image
A close-up of a sign on a wooden door. Text: Testing Room
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 4 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)
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Changing minds in testing times: MoT Weekly – Issue 493 image
How do we amplify the value of testing? 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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This Week in Testing - Episode 60 - 20 September, 2024 image
Catch This Week in Testing, where Simon and guests reflect on TestBash 2024, share AI insights, and offer tips for applying conference learnings
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The double check image
Often when we test we end up checking something twice. Perhaps you're in a regression testing zone, working through a checklist, and forget to mark something up as 'passed'. There's that moment of ...
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TestBash Talks Revisited image
Something special happens when a TestBash conference speaker comes back to react to one their talks. What's changed? What's new? What's relevant? Discover the power of longevity in this collection of revisited TestBash Talks.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 3 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)
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Critical continuous quality: MoT Weekly – Issue 492 image
What lies at the heart of continuous quality? Find out what's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's MoT Weekly.
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Essentials - The Testing Planet News - Episode 06 image
Join Simon Tomes for another round of news
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A mysterious list image
Several women are gathered around a circular table in a conference room event space. A man and woman at another table are creating a list of items on paper.
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This Week in Testing - Episode 59 - TestBash Special! image
Tune into this TestBash special episode featuring live insights from Rosie Sherry, Jenna Charlton, Rahul Parwal and more, sharing advice on community, career growth, and AI in testing
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 2 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)
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Slowly slowly catchy bug: MoT Weekly – Issue 491 image
What happens when our testing is too fast? Discover many ways to learn from and participate in the testing, QA and quality engineering community. Read it all in this week's MoT Weekly.
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Tester Revelations image
Want to make your own fictitious Tester revelation? Just combine any of these four elements to create your own fact-free claim! Co-created with Rosie Sherry.
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs image
A woman is lining up several rows of chairs. There is concentration and satisfaction on her face.
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 1 image
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)
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A testing job market: MoT Weekly – Issue 490 image
What's going on with the testing job market right now? Join events and discover many ways to contribute and learn with the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
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Google search 2012 to 2024 image
Searching for information on how to test a website used to be much easier. Thank goodness for MoT. πŸ˜‰
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New tester challenges: MoT Weekly – Issue 489 image
What are common challenges for someone new to testing and a new tester on a team? Read a roundup of news and ideas from the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
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'Open to Work' September 2024 image
We're polling the community to support the software testing, QA and quality engineering jobs market.
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The Community's Guide to Data Testing image
How do we test data? What different types of data testing are there? What risks should I consider when testing data? What data can influence your test approach? This collection hopes to have answers to all your data testing needs.
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Testers Hierarchy of Needs image
We must acknowledge the hierarchy of our needs. πŸ˜‰
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TestBash Selfies image
Two people smile for a selfie in a theatre with red seats and decorative walls. One person gives a thumbs up, wearing glasses and a hoodie. The other person wears a cap and has a beard.
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A first time for two TWiTers image
The top half of two men smiling for a selfie. The image is a bit blurry. One of the men is wearing a Ministry of Testing cap. There is wooden door just behind them and a corridor leading to a confe...
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A first time for two TWiTers image
The top half of two men smiling for a selfie. The image is a bit blurry. One of the men is wearing a Ministry of Testing cap. There is wooden door just behind them and a corridor leading to a confe...
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The Explorers, the band that never was image
Four people. A woman and three men standing next to each other looking cool at the camera – they are attempting to look like they are in a band. One of them is holding a phone with a picture of ano...
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The Explorers, the band that never was image
Four people. A woman and three men standing next to each other looking cool at the camera – they are attempting to look like they are in a band. One of them is holding a phone with a picture of ano...
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Caption This! image
A fun game that takes us down TestBash Brighton memory lane
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How do you prioritise? Software testing news – Issue 488 image
There's much to prioritise, so how do you do it? Find out what's been happening in the testing community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's software testing news.
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