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What is Shift-Left Testes?

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Shift-left testing is an approach to software testing and system testing in which testing is performed earlier in the lifecycle (moved left on the project timeline).

Details

It involves QA in the requirements and design phases, aiming to find and prevent defects early when they are cheapest to fix, rather than waiting until the end of the development cycle.

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