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Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
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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.
Andrew Morton is always MoTivated to share a pun image
He may or may not have been sharing a joke on 99 second MoTaCon stage.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Guardians of the MoTaverse image
We care about quality
Email Dead image
From Friday, the 31st of October, TWiQ or Treat, this week in quality session. I told a horror story of triggering emails that wouldn't stop coming. What was supposed to be one was thousands. We ca...
Email Dead 2: BCC - You won't see them coming  image
From Friday, the 31st of October, TWiQ or Treat, this week in quality session. I told a horror story of triggering emails that wouldn't stop coming. What was supposed to be one was thousands. We ca...
Testing In Production - MoT Cincinnati image
Loved being able to hear Jenny Bramble's discussion on Testing in Production. Her talk was inspiring, thought-provoking, and very goth as she guided us through the wrong and right ways to test in p...
Self Spreading worms in AI! image
A self-spreading malware called GlassWorm has infected OpenVSX and one VSCode extension (cline-ai-main.cline-ai-agent v3.1.3), enabling it to propagate across systems and steal data. This supply ch...
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Milo - Guardian of the MoTaVerse! Milo is by far the cheekiest guardian you have ever met. He is fiercely loyal, protective, feisty and inquisitive. He loves his family, especially his Nanny ...
Chewy - Guardian Of the MoTaverse image
Strengths: - Has that puppy dog look down pat. Mum can never say no - Knows how to take up most of the bed - Is a gentle man Weaknesses: - Demanding - Barks whenever his sister barks, even ...
Leia - Guardian Of the MoTaverse image
Strengths: - Steals her brother's toys - Sleeps through most meetings or barks when Mum wants to talk - Will appear out of nowhere for lettuce Weakness: - Gets angry at her brother when he w...
Cooper - Guardian Of the MoTaverse image
Superpowers: - making you feel guilty eating your own food - walking in a manner that makes passers by say "Aaaah...how old is he?" without fail - Tracking his mummy wherever she moves...unless ...
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Simon Tomes
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Glad to hear it!  image
"Glad to hear it! "
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Dasha Tsion for:
Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club.Β Enjoy 30 Days of AI and we'll see you around the MoTaverse.Β  image
Thanks for introducing yourself on The Club.Β Enjoy 30 Days of AI and we'll see you around the MoTaverse.Β 
To grow, we must forget… but now AI remembers everything image
To grow, we must forget… but now AI remembers everything
TBM 385: "We Have To Simplify!" image
TBM 385: "We Have To Simplify!"
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Simon Tomes
awarded Mark Benson for:
Great to see you featured on the MoT homepage. πŸ˜ƒ image
Great to see you featured on the MoT homepage. πŸ˜ƒ
TestBash/MoTaCon 2025 and the PCB Business Card image
I wanted to share some details about the PCB Business Card that I gave away while at TestBash/MoTaCon 2025. I should probably add some context... What was it? It was a tester puzzle in a busines...
Building a Business Case for Test Automation in Insurance industry image
Building a Business Case for Test Automation in Insurance industry
API vs Web Service: Understanding the Differences image
API vs Web Service: Understanding the Differences
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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How AI is Levelling the API Governance Playing Field image
How AI is Levelling the API Governance Playing Field
27 Continuous Integration Metrics for Software Delivery image
27 Continuous Integration Metrics for Software Delivery
The Global Quality Index 2025/2026: Highlights image
The Global Quality Index 2025/2026: Highlights
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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Resilience by Design: Lessons in Multi-Cloud Readiness image
Resilience by Design: Lessons in Multi-Cloud Readiness
More than 1.1 million public repositories now use an LLM SDK image
More than 1.1 million public repositories now use an LLM SDK
GitHub Universe 2025: Where developer innovation took center stage image
GitHub Universe 2025: Where developer innovation took center stage
Security Doesn’t Have to Hurt image
Security Doesn’t Have to Hurt
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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None of us Read the specs image
None of us Read the specs
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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What system design concepts would you add? image
What system design concepts would you add?
System Design in a Nutshell image
System Design in a Nutshell
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Simon Tomes
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So glad Oleksandr could join us at MoTaCon, even if virtually.  image
"So glad Oleksandr could join us at MoTaCon, even if virtually. "
Olekasandr joined MoTaCon from afar image
Olekansandr Romanov was there with us in digital 99 second talk digital spirit.
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Simon Tomes
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Philippa has arrived! 

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"Philippa has arrived! πŸ’―"
Wow - What an experience! On Stage at TestBash 2025! image
Wow what an absolute privilege it was to stand up on stage at TestBash (MoTaCon) 2025. It was my first time speaking on such a big stage and in front of great peers in the Testing and Quality Comm...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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I hope your aunt's doing ok! πŸ’œ

Good work spotting the 404. πŸ˜ƒ image
"I hope your aunt's doing ok! πŸ’œ Good work spotting the 404. πŸ˜ƒ"
TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110 image
TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
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TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110 image
Celebrate the spooky side of quality as community members share their funniest, scariest, and most unforgettable stories that turn everyday mishaps into lessons worth laughing about.
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Simon Tomes
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One, two, Bug's coming for you! image
"One, two, Bug's coming for you!"
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Heleen Van Grootven for:
Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat! Appreciate you sharing your scary quality story.Β  image
Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat! Appreciate you sharing your scary quality story.Β 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ady Stokes for:
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