Simon Tomes | Activities
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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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Join Simon Tomes for another round of news
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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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Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)
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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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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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A woman is lining up several rows of chairs. There is concentration and satisfaction on her face.
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Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)
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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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Searching for information on how to test a website used to be much easier. Thank goodness for MoT. 😉
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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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We're polling the community to support the software testing, QA and quality engineering jobs market.
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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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We must acknowledge the hierarchy of our needs. 😉
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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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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 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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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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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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A fun game that takes us down TestBash Brighton memory lane
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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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A man holds a large duck toy. Their knees are bent and their face looks concerned, suggesting that the duck is heavy.
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A fun photo shoot during a live workshop/webinar. There are nine webcam windows, each with a person inside. Everyone is pulling a different facial expression.
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It's exciting to add memes to the Ministry of Testing website. And it's also exciting to add photo memories to the Ministry of Testing website. Which one to prioritise can be a challenge. 😅
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Debrief the week in testing; topics included public speaking, note-taking strategies, collaboration in testing and more!
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Insights, poll results, and community feedback on the adoption, challenges, and potential of AI in Testing
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What is critical thinking? How does critical thinking support testing and help us build better software? What critical thinking approaches can I learn? This collection aims to answer many questions related to critical thinking.
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The bottom two-thirds of a person holding a white box full of small toy ducks.
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Discover a treasure trove of places to practice testing and many ways to participate in the testing, QA and quality engineering community. Read it all in this week's software testing news.
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A venn diagram with three circles. Circle one text "legendary hosting skills". Circle two "infectious enthusiasm". Circle three "People amplifier". The three circles interlock. Text in the centre w...
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This clip jumps between 4 images to look like they are animating for the picture. We see 2 members of the MoT team enjoying the photobooth, looking straight at the camera. One (Simon) is wearing a ...
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How many times have we run a testing session to discover a bug we just had no intention of or idea that we might discover it? The joys of testing, right? Some of my favourites are when you're retes...
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The boot of a large car. There is a big fluffy duck toy poking its head out next to three large plastic containers with stationary in them. There are other event items packed into the boot space. I...
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Two men and three women smile at the camera for a selfie. Some of them are wearing coloured name tags. They are standing in a grand-looking conference space with fancy-looking arches and wooden doo...
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Simon Tomes, Ashutosh Mishra and Ben Dowen
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Simon Tomes, Simon Rigler and Ben Dowen
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Two photos in one. On the left hand side is looking down on a wood-panelled event space. There are many people gathered around stands and rows of tables are in the background. Lots of conversations...
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Fun in the photo booth.
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The sea at night. There is a lit-up pier. The moon shines through a small set of clouds and reflects its light on the wavey sea.
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What does momentum look like after a testing conference? Join events and discover many ways to contribute and learn with the community in this week's software testing news.
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A group of several people kneeling and standing up on a conference stage. There is a woman at the front taking a selfie. Most people wear pink t-shirts with a Ministry of Testing logo. Most people ...
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A group of several people kneeling and standing up on a conference stage. There is a woman at the front taking a selfie. Most people wear pink t-shirts with a Ministry of Testing logo. Most people ...
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In this episode Simon and the community shared insights on customer service pairing, test data creation for marketing applications, API optimisation., and much more!
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I've lost count of how many times I hear a random person say, "Why doesn't this thing just work!" It's tiring. Yet I also have an internal wry smile thinking that we testers will continue to improv...
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How often should a testing community get together? Read a roundup of news, events, trends and ideas from the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's software testing news.
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Listen to the community insight on interview challenges, optimizing test automation, career certifications, and much more!
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Stepping away from the testing community is cool, particularly if you're just not in the place to stay connected and involved all the time. It's also healthy to take a break when you can, even if y...
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Boost your career in software testing with the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate. Learn essential skills, from basic testing techniques to advanced risk analysis, crafted by industry experts.
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Where can our testing experience come from? Find out what's been happening in the community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's software testing news.
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. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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