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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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99 Second Talks - TestBash UK 2023
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Thanks for sharing your feedback on the My Reports feature. It’s really appreciated.
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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?
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On being an information spreader
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There are many things in common between community, quality and learning in general.
Simon Tomes pointed out this quote from Elizabeth Zagroba:
"As a lead, I need to be an information spreader...
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What Is Exploratory Testing? An Alternative To Scripted Testing And Try To Break It Testing
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Noted.
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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On Programming with Agents
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Stop generating, start thinking
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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Depending on the context, we think in different ways
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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There's no such thing as a testing mindset
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Depending on the context, we think in different ways
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What Is Exploratory Testing? PQIP: Four Simple Words To Level Up Your Testing Efforts
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The tension between Users and QA
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The tension between Users and QA
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Kaarina explores how a highly skilled tester’s sense of “this is a problem” often diverges from what real users experience as a problem.
And what is the scarcity mindset?
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Kaarina explores how a highly skilled tester’s sense of “this is a problem” often diverges from what real users experience as a problem.
And what is the scarcity mindset?
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
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A woman is lining up several rows of chairs. There is concentration and satisfaction on her face.
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
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Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
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This is Quality | BBC
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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With the Chapters currently under going a mass migration, it is an opportunity to have some MoTaverse branding fun.
Migrating 50+ Chapters (previously called meetups), has many many steps. Some ...
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A fresh MoT Brighton vibe.
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A small group of us gathered yesterday, it's an initial little spark to get MoT Brighton going again on a more regular basis.
It was great to catch up, we spoke of many things, many that I can't...
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Re-igniting MoT Brighton
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Re-igniting MoT Brighton
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Re-igniting MoT Brighton
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Re-igniting MoT Brighton
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Re-igniting MoT Brighton
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Re-igniting MoT Brighton
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Re-igniting MoT Brighton
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Looking forward to collaborating with you as a MoTaverse Ambassador in 2026. Big bug congrats on this well‑deserved recognition! 🏆
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Looking forward to collaborating with you as a MoTaverse Ambassador in 2026. Big bug congrats on this well‑deserved recognition! 🏆
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