Simon Tomes | Activities
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AI;DR (AI; Didn’t Read)
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AI;DR (AI; Didn’t Read)
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AI;DR (AI; Didn’t Read)
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NATS technical fault causes widespread disruption at UK airports
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NATS technical fault causes widespread disruption at UK airports
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Matt Pocock's AI Agent Claude Skills
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Matt Pocock's AI Agent Claude Skills
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Matt Pocock's AI Agent Claude Skills
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Matt Pocock's AI Agent Claude Skills
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W3C Accessibility Guidelines 3.0 working draft
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W3C Accessibility Guidelines 3.0 working draft
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W3C Accessibility Guidelines 3.0 working draft
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Bill Gates' Five questions about AI—and my answers
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Great to chat with you on a Call for Insights. Thanks for sharing all about leading with AI at PWC.
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Community as a water park
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Member joined TWiC — This Week in Community chapter
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Thunder Code CEO Karim Jouini on why AI eats tasks rather than jobs, and why "quality architect" could become testing's defining role.
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Management, systems thinking, and the loop: Inside the quality architect role
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Management, systems thinking, and the loop: Inside the quality architect role
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Management, systems thinking, and the loop: Inside the quality architect role
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This badge is awarded to Chapter Leads that have run 25 events.
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This badge is awarded to Chapter Leads when they run their first event.
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Spoke at TWiC — This Week in Community
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Hosted TWiC — This Week in Community
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NATS technical fault causes widespread disruption at UK airports
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Matt Pocock's AI Agent Claude Skills
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Great to speak with you on a Call for Insights. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience and advice. 🤩
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I'm finding myself pulled towards logging all the things in my tech career in the MoTaverse. Sometimes it's links. Sometimes moments. It feels good and a natural way for me to process my world.Las...
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You don't need permission to go and do the event thing. A reflection on attending London Community Week.
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You don't need permission to go and do the event thing. A reflection on attending London Community Week.
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You don't need permission to go and do the event thing. A reflection on attending London Community Week.
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Community as a water park
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"> Exploratory testing is an expertise that should be valued in it's own right. In the world of AI, it's probably more important than ever.
^^^ 100% this!
Join the Exploratory Testing chapter >>> https://www.ministryoftesting.com/chapters..."
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I don't often see job roles specifically focused on exploratory testing, especially in comparison to test automation roles, which are constant, but today I saw Enfuce hiring for a Senior Explorator...
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Why does it feel so amazing to see exploratory testing focused job roles?
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Why does it feel so amazing to see exploratory testing focused job roles?
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"Thanks, Nicola. I'm so glad there's still value to be found in this talk. 🙏"
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Spec-Kit
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Definitions of Spec-Kit
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BMAD (Breakthrough Method for Agile AI-Driven Development)
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Definitions of BMAD (Breakthrough Method for Agile AI-Driven Development)
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GSD (Get Stuff Done)
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Definitions of GSD (Get Stuff Done)
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Matt Pocock's AI Agent Claude Skills
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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. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
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