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How is friction helping and not helping software engineering and testing teams?
AI guardrails: Non-negotiable safety or overly cautious "slowdowns"?
Depending on the context, we think in different ways
How do we convince product and project people about the importance of testing?
Deciding what really matters can be hard, yet it doesn't have to be that way
AI's impact on quality generalists vs quality specialists
Hiring managers might not understand the true value of community participation
Focusing on balanced outcomes, not just output
An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.
The words we use every day matter, let's tweak them!
We're polling the community to support the software testing, QA and quality engineering jobs market.
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.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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