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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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The convergence of community and journalism
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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When a system improvises like a jazz soloist, "different" stops meaning "wrong"
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
awarded Adam Davis for:
What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
awarded Oleksandr Romanov for:
What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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What's the hardest part of defining "expected behaviour" for a system that produces different output every time?
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When a system improvises like a jazz soloist, "different" stops meaning "wrong"
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SmartBear CEO Dan Faulkner on the quality gap created by agentic coding, why intent validation is quality's next big role, and what BearQ is trying to do about it.
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Coding Velocity Is Not Delivery Velocity. We Explore Why - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 20
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Coding Velocity Is Not Delivery Velocity. We Explore Why - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 20
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Coding Velocity Is Not Delivery Velocity. We Explore Why - Into the MoTaverse - Episode 20
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A conversation on engineering management and AI
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Throwback Wednesday: A FABUD quality roundtable
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Wonderful to chat with you again on a Call for Insights. 🤩
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Congrats on solving the TWiQ puzzle. 🧩
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Congrats on solving the TWiQ puzzle. 🧩
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Congrats on solving the TWiQ puzzle. 🧩
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Check out our new chapter artwork above, just in time for our next event this Friday!
(Not registered for the event yet? Do it now here: MoT Berlin Chapter Event #50 (actually #60 🥳): Building Bett...
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Chapter achievement unlocked: MoT Berlin has a new chapter artwork!
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Chapter achievement unlocked: MoT Berlin has a new chapter artwork!
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Chapter achievement unlocked: MoT Berlin has a new chapter artwork!
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Chapter achievement unlocked: MoT Berlin has a new chapter artwork!
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Throwback Wednesday: A FABUD quality roundtable
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Roundtable: AI Learnings and Demos
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Small group sharing to level up your AI skills
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Myth: The real work is technical, empathy is extra
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Designing self‑explaining test automation for fast root‑cause diagnosis
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Learn how to get faster feedback, fewer blocked merges and better trust in automation.
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Thanks for upgrading your membership to Unlimited. We look forward to collaborating with you. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help. Team MoTaverse and the community are here.
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Tomislav presenting "Yes, it's magic (or maybe not...)"
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Tomislav presenting "Yes, it's magic (or maybe not...)"
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Tomislav presenting "Yes, it's magic (or maybe not...)"
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