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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. π MoT-STEC qualified.
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For the first time, Ash Winter and Ian Smith recorded an episode of their What a Lot of Things podcast live in a packed room at Leeds Testing Atelier.
They tackled two big topics: glue work and ...
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Live at Leeds Testing Atelier: What a lot of Things
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Live at Leeds Testing Atelier: What a lot of Things
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Live at Leeds Testing Atelier: What a lot of Things
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Giz Us a Job Goat.
Diana Dromey's goat lives on at Leeds Atelier (she drew it last year).
Thanks for an awesome Leeds Atelier!
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The final moments at Leeds Atelier
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The final moments at Leeds Atelier
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The final moments at Leeds Atelier
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The final moments at Leeds Atelier
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The final moments at Leeds Atelier
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Simon Tomes and Jesper Ottosen recently recorded a conversation as part of the MoT's Call for Insights, where they had a great discussion on both positive and negative types of friction that we can...
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Exploring Friction in Quality Engineering
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Simon Tomes and Jesper Ottosen recently recorded a conversation as part of the MoT's Call for Insights, where they had a great discussion on both positive and negative types of friction that we can...
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The shift-left is not shifting-lefting
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Exploring Quality Coaching - The Testing Planet News - Episode 10
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Exploring Quality Coaching - The Testing Planet News - Episode 10
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Rise of the Agentic Workflows
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Transform your teamβs approach to quality from a late-stage gatekeeper process into a proactive, shared responsibility that identifies risks early.
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Delivering quality and deploying on time when your team is small
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Delivering quality and deploying on time when your team is small
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Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
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Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
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Charles Penn shares a handy tip for overnight (nightly) test runs.
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Charles Penn shares a handy tip for overnight (nightly) test runs.
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git blame reveals surprises
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git blame reveals surprises
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Charles Penn recounts his experiences with git blame.
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Charles Penn recounts his experiences with git blame.
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6.8.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.8.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.7.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.4.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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6.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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