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Shift-Left Static Code Analysis
It’s a situation you’ve probably experienced before: late in your development process, a security vulnerability surfaces during final testing, weeks after the code was written. As a result, you find yourself context-switching from your current sprint, reconstructing decisions you made a month ago, and trying to coordinate fixes across multiple systems.
How do you avoid these late changes of focus? For many teams, the answer is rethinking where quality-related activities sit within the development process, as part of a “Shift-Left” strategy. But what does this process mean for your team and your approach? Let’s take a closer look at shift left and whether it’s the right strategy for your development projects.
Table of ContentsWhat is a shift-left approach?An overview of the shift-left approachWhy is a shift-left strategy important?Context switching costsIntegration complexitySchedule impactShift left in static code analysisHow to implement shift-left code analysisBenefits of “shifting left”Speeding up feedback loopsReducing technical debtImproving code qualityCost savingsChallenges of a shift left approachSometimes there are too many false positivesIntegration friction and issues with onboardingActually getting developers to adopt these methodsTransform your workflow with shift left
