Simon Tomes | Activities
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Everytime I have to confirm the information is real and correct when filling in testdata
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The Community's Guide to testing non-deterministic systems
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Non-determinism is here to stay with AI. So how do we go about testing something that doesn't have a repeatable expected result? This is the collection for you.
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Nice one for taking on the "create a Moment during TWiQ challenge". 🏆
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Nice one for taking on the "create a Moment during TWiQ challenge". 🏆
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Nice one for taking on the "create a Moment during TWiQ challenge". 🏆
thanked contributors on:
TWiQ episodes now sounds more cool when we see our hosts with cameras on and their entry reminds me of animations - Flying In from Left and Right :) Cool discussions about negative tests, happ...
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TWiQ - Episode 139 - Cameras On and Our Hosts flying in from Left and Right
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
TWiQ - Episode 139 - Cameras On and Our Hosts flying in from Left and Right
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
TWiQ - Episode 139 - Cameras On and Our Hosts flying in from Left and Right
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The positive impact of negative tests
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The positive impact of negative tests
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Nice one for taking on the "create a Moment during TWiQ challenge". 🏆
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This Week in Quality
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"While the recipe instructions and ingredients are consistent, how is it that the quality outcome of a cake can vary considerably?"
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Inspired by my manager who explained I 'monkey-barred' to a new job (before I was a tester I was a baker) and couldn't really transfer a lot of skills with me. I looked at him baffled because not o...
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AMA about how baking a cake is the same as developping software
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
AMA about how baking a cake is the same as developping software
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Good to see and hear from you.
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Good to see and hear from you.
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Woop! Woop! Thank you, Demi. Awesome co-hostin'! 🎉
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"With poses like that, I think you're great at modelling! 😃"
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Changing the conversation changes the future
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I'm not great a diagraming and modelling, and using negative testing better. So its got me thinking!
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TWIQ 139 - Models and Negative Testing
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
TWIQ 139 - Models and Negative Testing
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Changing the conversation changes the future
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In TWiQ today, Aj raised the idea of self-service infrastructure and it got me thinking about how that is related to platform engineering. Something I realise I don't know enough about, but a recen...
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Changing the conversation changes the future
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Changing the conversation changes the future
awarded TWiQ — This Week in Quality for:
Changing the conversation changes the future
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In TWiQ today, Aj raised the idea of self-service infrastructure and it got me thinking about how that is related to platform engineering. Something I realise I don't know enough about, but a recen...
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TWiQ - Episode 139 - Cameras On and Our Hosts flying in from Left and Right
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TWiQ - Episode 139 - Cameras On and Our Hosts flying in from Left and Right
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TWiQ - Episode 139 - Cameras On and Our Hosts flying in from Left and Right
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TWiQ episodes now sounds more cool when we see our hosts with cameras on and their entry reminds me of animations - Flying In from Left and Right :) Cool discussions about negative tests, happ...
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Could borrowing a concept from cognitive science change the way we think about quality engineering?
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A case for bottom-up quality
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
A case for bottom-up quality
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Stop treating quality as a final gate and start using these practical, field-tested rituals to bake reliability into your product from the very first idea.
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The product-led approach to Quality: What I learnt working side-by-side with testers and engineers
awarded Ishalli Garg for:
The product-led approach to Quality: What I learnt working side-by-side with testers and engineers
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Live experimentation, technical glitches, and community challenges along the way
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Evolve from executor to orchestrator by integrating AI and holistic product insights to accelerate quality in high-stakes engineering environments.
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Pranav Pandit - Orchestrating AI driven quality engineering
awarded Pranav Pandit for:
Pranav Pandit - Orchestrating AI driven quality engineering
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Pranav Pandit - Orchestrating AI driven quality engineering
awarded Ishalli Garg for:
Thank you for your Masterclass! Much appreciated. 🤩
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Feature Chat Sheet: Conversation Starters
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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