Shifting Down: Empowering Platforms to Reduce Developer Complexity

Explore a thought-provoking conference talk that challenges the popular "shift left" approach in software development and introduces the concept of "shifting down" into the platform. Delve into why the speaker believes shift left needs a rethink and how shifting complexity to intelligent platforms can benefit developers. Learn about empowering platforms to make decisions, automating processes, and offloading responsibilities such as security scanning policies, manifest generation, and image building. Discover how leveraging policy languages and security prioritization frameworks like VEX can streamline decision-making processes. Gain insights into innovative ways to reduce cognitive load on developers and improve overall efficiency in software development workflows.

DOWN with Shift Left: Why You Should be Shifting DOWN into the Platform - DevConf.US 2024