Stop Over-Testing! Taming The Combinatorial Explosion w/Marcus Merrell & James Walker

Stop over-testing the same functionality and avoid risky under-testing – leverage changes from across the SDLC to “rightsize” testing based on time and risk.

Marcus is a Software Test Automation Architect, and a Vice President of Technology Strategy at Sauce Labs focusing on build partnerships, integrations, and strategic relationships with the most important companies. He focused on observability, test strategy, and post-release delivery confidence.

James holds a PhD in data visualization and machine learning, in the field of visual analytics, a topic that combines humans problem solving skills with the vast processing power of computers. James has given talks world-wide on the application of visual analytics, and has several articles in high impact journals. He has since applied these ground-breaking approaches to QA focusing on Model-Based Testing and Test Data Management, and now CTO & co-founder of Curiosity Software, the world’s first Open Testing Platform. James has collaborated with numerous start-up and enterprise organizations to address quality in software delivery.