🔄 Shift-Left Testing:<ul><li>Focuses on early defect detection by integrating testing at the beginning of the SDLC.</li><li>Prevents issues rather than fixing them later, reducing costs and improving software quality.</li><li>Uses practices like unit testing, static code analysis, and CI/CD automation.</li></ul> 🔄 Shift-Right Testing:<ul><li>Involves testing in production to monitor real-world performance and user experience.</li><li>Uses techniques like canary releases, A/B testing, and chaos engineering to ensure stability.</li><li>Helps identify post-deployment issues that may not surface in traditional testing.</li></ul> 📌 Why does it matter? A combination of both ensures faster, more reliable, and high-quality software delivery by preventing defects early and continuously monitoring performance in production.

Shift-Left & Shift-Right Testing: A Balanced Approach to QA

Nishi Khan

🔄 Shift-Left Testing:    Focuses on  early defect detection  by integrating testing at the beginning of the  SDLC .  Prevents issues rather than fixing them later, reducing costs and improving software quality.  Uses practices like  unit testing, static code analysis, and CI/CD automation .       🔄 Shift-Right Testing:    Involves  testing in production  to monitor real-world performance and user experience.  Uses techniques like  canary releases, A/B testing, and chaos engineering  to ensure stability.  Helps identify  post-deployment issues  that may not surface in traditional testing.      📌  Why does it matter?  A combination of both ensures  faster, more reliable, and high-quality software delivery  by  preventing defects early and continuously monitoring performance in production .