Data Council Week (Ep 2): Testing and Observability Are Two Sides of the Same Coin With Ben Castleton of Great Expectations

April 26, 2022

Welcome to a special series of The Data Stack Show from Data Council Austin. This episode, Eric and Kostas chat with Ben Castleton, co-founder and Head of Partnerships at Superconductive, the team behind Great Expectations. During the episode, Ben discusses how Great Expectations came to be, how he became a believer in open source products, the difference between working in data versus healthcare, and more.

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Ben’s background and career journey (2:13)
  • The birth of Great Expectations (5:02)
  • Defining software engineering (9:38)
  • Adopting open source products (13:04)
  • Working in data versus healthcare (18:01)
  • What’s next for Great Expectations (20:29)

 

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