You are designing a build and release pipeline. You need to implement a shift-left testing strategy for the pipeline. Which types of tests should you include?

The correct answer is C. unit, smoke, and integration. The goal for shifting testing left is to move quality upstream by performing testing tasks earlier in the pipeline. Through a combination of test and process improvements, shifting left reduces both the time it takes for tests to run, and the impact of failures later in the cycle

Submitted by kim_seoul· Mar 6, 2026Design and implement build and release pipelines

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You are designing a build and release pipeline. You need to implement a shift-left testing strategy for the pipeline. Which types of tests should you include?

Options

Aformal acceptance, user acceptance, and smoke
Bfunctional, regression, and formal acceptance
Cunit, smoke, and integration
Dintegration, user acceptance, and regression

How the community answered

(27 responses)

A
11% (3)
B
4% (1)
C
78% (21)
D
7% (2)

Explanation

The goal for shifting testing left is to move quality upstream by performing testing tasks earlier in the pipeline. Through a combination of test and process improvements, shifting left reduces both the time it takes for tests to run, and the impact of failures later in the cycle. Shifting left ensures that most testing is completed before a change merges into the main branch. Write tests at the lowest possible level Write more unit tests. Favor tests with the fewest external dependencies, and focus on running most tests as part of the build. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/devops/develop/shift-left-make-testing-fast-reliable

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#shift-left testing#unit tests#integration tests#smoke tests

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