Dive into the 'Shift Left' revolution where early testing meets efficiency, transforming the DNA of software development and quality assurance for the agile era.

Prerequisite
Participants should have a basic understanding of software development processes, familiarity with quality assurance concepts, and an openness to evolving traditional development models toward more integrated and efficient practices.

Outline
In this session, we're going to dive into something called 'Shift Left Testing.' It's a cool way of doing things differently in software development, where we start testing our work much earlier than usual, right from the get-go. We'll kick things off by looking back at how this idea got started and why it's a big change from the old-school way of building software, where testing was often left until the end.

We'll also talk about the real struggles that developers face today, like never having enough time and always having to deal with pesky bugs. Surveys show that these are big problems, and we'll see how testing early can really help fix them.

Then, we're going to dig into all the good stuff that comes from Shift Left Testing. Imagine spending less money, making fewer mistakes, and covering more of your code with tests to catch those mistakes. Sounds pretty good, right? We'll cover all of that and more.

But how do you actually make this happen? We'll get into some practical steps, like setting up the right rules for writing code and picking out the best tools to help with testing. We'll talk about accessibility first design and how important it is for everyone to work together and keep learning new things to make Shift Left Testing a reality.

By the end, you'll have a bunch of new ideas on how to start testing earlier in your projects, making your life a bit easier and your software a lot better.

Learning Objectives
In this session, you'll get a clear picture of what Shift Left Testing is all about and why it's changing the game in software development. We'll talk about the big problems developers face when they leave testing for the end and how testing early can save a lot of headaches. You'll see how this can save time and money, make your code better, and cover more ground with testing. Plus, we'll share some smart ways to start using Shift Left Testing in your own projects, like setting good coding rules and picking the right tools to help with testing.

Experience level
Intermediate