Continuous Delivery authors, Jez Humble and David Farley, emphasize the importance of transforming testing into a strategic pillar for reliable software delivery.
Humble and Farley introduce testing quadrants that structure the testing strategy into four quadrants (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4), highlighting the significance of addressing all quadrants.
Shift-left testing is crucial for reducing the cost of bug fixes by integrating testing early in the development cycle, with suggestions like Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
Aim for 80% code coverage for critical components, use tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow, and implement a test automation pyramid for streamlining testing efforts as suggested by Humble and Farley.