How & When to Feature Flag
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Feature flags have revolutionized software development by enabling rapid iteration and controlled rollouts, allowing for quick feedback and adjustments. The use of feature flags can lead to issues such as ambiguous naming, overuse, and conflicts among flags. Implementing effective feature flag-driven development involves careful management and access control to maintain order and efficiency.
How & When to Feature Flag
- 1. When Feature Flags go Bad Edith Harbaugh CEO & Cofounder @Edith_H
- 2. #softwareseatbelt@Edith_H About me Cofounder & CEO, LaunchDarkly Podcast cohost, “To Be Continuous” InfoQ, ReadWrite, DZone contributing author BS Engineering Harvey Mudd College Engineering, Epicentric & Vignette Product, Monster.com, EasyBloom, Tripit
- 3. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE AVERAGE TIME TO RELEASE AN APPLICATION HAS GONE FROM YEARS TO WEEKS OLD WORLD 18 MONTH RELEASE CYCLE NEW WORLD WEEKLY RELEASE CYCLE @Edith_H #softwareseatbelt
- 4. Feature flags have become a critical part of how we roll out features, get feedback, and allow engineering and marketing to proceed on their own schedules. It’s hard to imagine DevOps services without them! - Microsoft Engineering Leadership @Edith_H #softwareseatbelt
- 5. With LaunchDarkly we ship small changes very often. It makes it very easy to roll back a particular change, or even better: fix and roll-forward, and it helps us iterate very fast. - DevOps 101, Atlassian @Edith_H #softwareseatbelt
- 6. Feature Kill Switches for unexpected events #softwareseatbelt@Edith_H
- 8. 8 Early access betas for your best guinea pigs best customers #softwareseatbelt@Edith_H
- 9. 9 THE CHASM #softwareseatbelt@Edith_H Chasm larger than it appears
- 10. 10 @edith_h NONE SHALL PASS @Edith_H #softwareseatbelt
- 11. #softwareseatbelt@Edith_H How to flag… poorly
- 12. Ambiguously named flags @Edith_H Surely you can’t be serious? I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley! #softwareseatbelt I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley!
- 17. Recipe for effective feature flag-driven development #softwareseatbelt@Edith_H Flag carefully Lock down access Remove flags
- 18. launchdarkly.com LET’S TALK Slides, T-Shirts & more at #softwareseatbelt@Edith_H
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