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0xbadcafebee ◴[] No.42184298[source]
For those not aware, Shift Left[1] is (at this point) an old term that was coined for a specific use case, but now refers to a general concept. The concept is that, if you do needed things earlier in a product cycle, it will end up reducing your expense and time in the long run, even if it seems like it's taking longer for you to "get somewhere" earlier on. I think this[2] article is a good no-nonsense explainer for "Why Shift Left?".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shift-left_testing [2] https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/what-is-shift-left-and-w...

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hammock ◴[] No.42187419[source]
Sounds like the bottleneck concept from Goldratt’s The Goal
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infogulch ◴[] No.42188363[source]
I'm familiar with both concepts and they don't seem related imo. Maybe if you applied bottleneck theory to process design in the abstract? Sorry I can't evaluate this comparison further, I must have run out of my quota for Abstract Reasoning Tokens today.
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1. hammock ◴[] No.42188799[source]
"Shifting left" is like moving the fat kid on the hike to the front of the line