The Shift-Left Argument: What's Real, What's Folklore

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Module 4, Lesson 1

What you'll learn

You can trace common shift-left cost claims to their sources and classify each as defensible with evidence, directionally sound but unverified as stated, or folklore - so you know which parts of the argument to keep and which to replace.

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