Simon Tomes | Activities
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Find out how a large, cross-functional tech team unified testing to improve quality at scale
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One team, one goal: The reality of introducing a unified testing strategy
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One team, one goal: The reality of introducing a unified testing strategy
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One team, one goal: The reality of introducing a unified testing strategy
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Discover how HIL testing enables early system-level validation of embedded software, even before it can be integrated with the physical environment or external systems.
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Agile hardware testing: Enabling shift-left with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
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Agile hardware testing: Enabling shift-left with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
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Adopt combinatorial testing, a technique you may never have heard of but should consider using daily.
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Software testers unite: Let's build a great tool and community for combinatorial testing!
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Software testers unite: Let's build a great tool and community for combinatorial testing!
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Focus on smart testing, risk reduction, and team habits that prevent firefighting to build reliable software from the start.
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Moving fast and breaking things? Build reliable software from day one instead
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Moving fast and breaking things? Build reliable software from day one instead
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See how automotive testers handle hardware-driven, safety-critical systems to gain fresh insight into testing complex behaviour
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Driving quality: The role of software testing in the automotive industry
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Driving quality: The role of software testing in the automotive industry
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Are you LLM rubber ducking?
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Read Melissa Fisher's blog post: My rubber duck buddy — LLM use case - accelerate your thinkingShe uses Co-pilot to get her thinking in order before landing on a test strategy. Very nice indeed!&nb...
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Blog Post: It's Not About Faster, It's About Better
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Using AI to accelerate YOUR thinking
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Avoid these mistakes to build automation that survives UI changes, validates outcomes properly, and provides useful feedback.
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Six common mistakes in test automation scripting
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Six common mistakes in test automation scripting
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Embedded Quality Engineer roles in development teams
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Embedded Quality Engineer roles in development teams
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A look at the structure of embedded quality engineering teams
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Embedded Quality Engineer roles in development teams
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Embedded Quality Engineer roles in development teams
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Transition from reactive quality assurance to proactive quality engineering by embedding shared responsibility throughout the entire development lifecycle
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What is software quality?
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What is software quality?
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Great to speak with you on a Call for Insights. Thanks for sharing a tonne of helpful information about how to support someone becoming a test automator.
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Three principles for AI Agent Configuration
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Stepping out of my comfort zone
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8 things you probably don't want to do when it comes to AI testing
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8 things you probably don't want to do when it comes to AI testing
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8 things you probably don't want to do when it comes to AI testing
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Good practice is also about learning what to avoid
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8 things you probably don't want to do when it comes to AI testing
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8 things you probably don't want to do when it comes to AI testing
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8 things you probably don't want to do when it comes to AI testing
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Conversational QA: From me to we
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Stepping out of my comfort zone
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Conversational QA: From me to we
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Stepping out of my comfort zone
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"So glad it's live for folks to watch. Well done for going for it! I look forward to us recording another one. 😃"
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Any of my former coworkers can confirm that I can talk about QA for hours at work, where I'm comfortable; where I know the audience. I've never done anything like the insights conversation be...
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Stepping out of my comfort zone
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Stepping out of my comfort zone
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Hosted AI-driven testing in practice: from requirements to reliable automation
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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