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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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Quality thinking and the role of epistemology - Ep 135
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The creator of Claude Code just revealed his workflow, and developers are losing their minds
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Quality thinking and the role of epistemology - Ep 135
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An exploration of how epistemology underpins quality thinking, helping quality people examine what they know, how they know it, and how that shapes their quality choices.
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Quality thinking and the role of epistemology - Ep 135
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An exploration of how epistemology underpins quality thinking, helping quality people examine what they know, how they know it, and how that shapes their quality choices.
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Good to hear your thoughts around the topic of epistemology. Appreciate you sparking the episode based on your recent AMA Moments.
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Good to hear your thoughts around the topic of epistemology.
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Redefine software quality by replacing bug counts with metrics that track rework rates, the survival of assumptions in production, and the speed of recovery from system friction.
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How I measure quality without looking at bug counts
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"Thanks for answering, Shawn.
I've found in some cases that it's handy to start with answering the question: What value are we attempting to deliver with this product/feature? And then ask what risks (things) might threaten that potential value? And t..."
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "If quality pr...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Conflicting Beliefs
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog! From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingSimon asked: "Can you sh...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingDemi asked: "What is the ...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "Through simil...
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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The more people use AI, the less they tend to ... think and connect to their work.
AI tools can ... hurt trust within colleagues.
AI tools can ... state factually wrong things even m...
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