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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.
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AMA about Crafting CVs for the UK Job Market
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AMA about Crafting CVs for the UK Job Market
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Bug congrats on your recent blogging efforts. Great to see you making good use of Moments as a blogging platform. 🏆
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AMA about Podcasting
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AMA about Podcasting
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.I love podcasting, as a listener, as a guest and as a podcast host.I probably listen to at least one podcast episode a d...
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.I love podcasting, as a listener, as a guest and as a podcast host.I probably listen to at least one podcast episode a d...
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Nice one for continuing to share job ads with the community.
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"If you could create a new system testing model to debunk the automation pyramid, what would it look like?"
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What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly?
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Charles Penn asks:
What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly? I know that I can get caught up in other work and fail to take the time to do exploratory testing....
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SmartBear has announced the launch of BearQ, an agentic QA system designed to address the evolving complexities of modern software development. As the adoption of AI-driven coding tools increases t...
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SmartBear launches BearQ: The era of autonomous testing is here
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SmartBear launches BearQ: The era of autonomous testing is here
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SmartBear launches BearQ: The era of autonomous testing is here
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What skills should people work on to get the most out of being part of a tech community?
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I could go down a huge rabbit hole, but it makes sense to focus on community contributions as a way to get the most out of being part of a community. It can be easy to look at people doing big...
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What skills should people work on to get the most out of being part of a tech community?
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What skills should people work on to get the most out of being part of a tech community?
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"Yes to all of this! What a treasure trove of advice. 👑
I like how this all folds into being brave, intentional and curious.
Thanks for sharing, Rosie. This is now my go to Moment to share with folks who ask "Yeah, but what can I do in a tech community?""
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"Oops, forgot to mention. It reminds me of the old saying "Practice makes perfect", which I'm no fan of.
Practice makes progress."
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I had a terrible day yesterday. This morning however I got and did write 20 tests directly in Cypress. A few months ago the thought of having to do that would have filled me with dread and I w...
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Progression Not Perfection
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Progression Not Perfection
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"Heck yeah to taking it one day at a time. Thanks for the reminder, Louise. 🤩"
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Looks Good to Me Culture
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A realtime exploratory testing session: 20-minute tester experiment video 1
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A realtime exploratory testing session: 20-minute tester experiment video 1
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How QA Engineers should use AI in 2026 (mindset shift)
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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What skills should people work on to get the most out of being part of a tech community?
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The medium matters
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"During my first leadership role I had several lightbulb moments. I'd think, "Ah, if only I'd known that about managing and leading people I probably would've behaved differently when I wasn't managing and leading people." It's kinda cringe and awkward ..."
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.Every organisation evolves and every person in it is unique with different needs. So leadership is tough when each step ...
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AMA about Leadership
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AMA about Leadership
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What skills should people work on to get the most out of being part of a tech community?
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I could go down a huge rabbit hole, but it makes sense to focus on community contributions as a way to get the most out of being part of a community. It can be easy to look at people doing big...
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Great to see a full stack developer in the MoTaverse. Welcome! 👋
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Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June
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One small habit I’ve developed is updating my in-house job title to reflect the kind of testing I’m focused on at that moment.
Sometimes the title is straightforward. Sometimes it is slightly...
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Why I change my in-house job title to match the testing I’m doing
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Why I change my in-house job title to match the testing I’m doing
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"Can you share some examples where epistemology highlights the limits of what testing can actually prove?"
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Inspired by the following challenge: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/create-a-moment-ask-motaverse-anything/
Often we're asked 'what does QA do?' It should be a simple answer, and yet we'...
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AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testing
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