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Shift Left Is the Tip of the Iceberg

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179 points yatrios | 1 comments | 19 Nov 24 14:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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0xbadcafebee ◴[19 Nov 24 15:15 UTC] 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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polishdude20 ◴[19 Nov 24 20:02 UTC] No.42187501[source]▶
Sounds like the exact thing we never did at my previous employer. Just do the bare minimum to get it out the door and then fix it later.
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1. createaccount99 ◴[20 Nov 24 03:19 UTC] No.42190553[source]▶
To me that makes sense, you'd want stuff out the door asap and see if it can work at all, not waste time on unproven ideas.