Shift Left Testing: Revolutionizing Quality Assurance In Software Development
<p><em>Shift Left Testing</em> is a crucial, ongoing and ever-evolving trend in the software development space. It is, fundamentally, about pushing testing earlier in the software development life cycle, testing early and often, and improving a software product’s quality through better planning and procedure.</p>
<p>This all sounds nice on paper but it can be unclear what the practical steps are for shifting left. What does it mean to test earlier? What exactly is the problem with waiting until you have completed a milestone or deliverable to think about testing? How can you gain confidence in a product before you have an MVP or launch?</p>
<ul>
<li>Overview</li>
<li>Defining Shift Left</li>
<li>The Problem</li>
<li>A Brief History</li>
<li>Five Solutions</li>
<li>Closing Thoughts</li>
<li>The InRhythm Propel Summit And Our Core Values</li>
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<h1>Defining Shift Left</h1>
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<p><em>Shift Left Testing is an approach that involves considering, planning, and executing tests earlier in the software development life cycle.</em></p>
<p>In a typical product, you have a product design phase, followed by an architecture design phase, a development phase, testing, deployment, and maintenance. In an absolute worst case scenario, testing isn’t even considered until the testing stage, in the latter half of the pipeline.</p>
<p>Practically, most modern software companies are considering testing at least during coding, but we can push it even further. Why not at least think about testing as early as the design phase?</p>
<p>Why not write our tests at the same time as we write our requirements. Why not architect our systems not just based on cost and time, but testability? Why save all the Quality for the end of the SDLC, when we can think about Quality early.</p>
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