Quality at Speed: Optimizing QA in CI/CD Pipelines – Part One

This blog post discusses the role of Quality Assurance (QA) in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, focusing on how to maintain and improve software quality while delivering faster. It explores the impact of CI/CD on QA, including a shift in timing, increased automation, wider scope, closer collaboration between teams, new skills required, and a change in mindset from "quality police" to "quality enablers." The post also delves into key areas for improvement: shift-left testing, test automation, continuous testing, performance testing, and security testing. Practical strategies are suggested for optimizing test automation and addressing common challenges such as flaky tests and maintaining stable test environments.