The Building Blocks Podcast Shipping Software Fast Without Losing Code Quality | Shrikant Latkar | Baserock.AI
Dec 15, 2024
Shrikant Latkar, co-founder of BaseRock.ai and former CMO of InMobi, shares his extensive journey in the tech world, from large enterprises to startup life. He discusses the evolution of software testing and how AI is transforming quality assurance. Learn about the challenges of scaling a startup, building Oust Labs, and navigating customer acquisition in a changing market. Shrikant also emphasizes the significance of relationships in business and his future vision for BaseRock.ai.
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Developer QA Anecdote Pivots AI
- Shrikant became the default QA for his startup, experiencing firsthand how developers dislike testing.
- This motivated him to use AI to automate testing, reducing tedious developer tasks.
Two Customer Test Challenges
- Customers face two main issues: massive test debt and the need for fast, agile testing.
- AI-powered automated test generation solves both large-scale legacy problems and speeds up new development testing.
Embed Testing in IDE Workflow
- Integrate test case generation directly into developers' IDEs to save weeks of manual effort.
- Automate running and validating tests to reduce developer time on QA by 40-50%.
