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Find bigs sooner

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+title: Find bugs sooner
+date: 2024-09-07
+permalink: daily/2024/09/07/find-bugs-sooner
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+  - software-development
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+  Bugs are cheaper to fix the sooner you find them.
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+Whilst speaking with Dave Liddament last week, I remembered a slide I've seen in some of his previous presentations, such as [Effective Code Review][0].
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+On the slide is a graph that shows the amount of time needed to fix a bug at different stages of the development lifecycle.
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+Fixing a bug is the quickest and simplest when writing code.
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+It's harder when being code reviewed or QA or client tested, more so when it's being released, and the most difficult and expensive once it's in the maintenance phase.
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+Once it's live in the production environment, there's additional cleanup work to do which adds to the time and cost, and potentially damages your reputation.
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+The sooner you can find a bug, the better.
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+This is where tools such as automated testing, static analysis and CI pipelines shine and make it easier for you to find and fix potential bugs sooner.
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+[0]: https://www.daveliddament.co.uk/talks/effective-code-review