Patterns & Anti-Patterns for Effective Feature Flagging • Edith Harbaugh • YOW! 2019

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Edith Harbaugh - CEO & Co-founder at LaunchDarkly
ORIGINAL TALK TITLE
Mistakes Were Made - Patterns & Anti-Patterns for Effective Feature Flagging • Edith Harbaugh
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ABSTRACT
Feature flags are a valuable #DevOps technique to deliver better, more reliable software faster. Feature flags can be used for both release management (dark launches, canary rollouts, betas) as well as long term control (entitlement management, user segmentation personalization). However, if not managed properly, feature flags can be very destructive technical debt. We'll discuss patterns & anti-patterns for effective feature flag management. [...]
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[@tdp-pop6810]

Great talk.
Anti-patterns start at 23:55

[@finnwillows6031]

Great talk. Lots of interesting stories about use and misuse of feature flags.