Code Shipping - Feature Development / Planning
Ignorance is a feature of the human mind, not a bug
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Large codebase
Ostensibly, rapid deployment is at odds with feature development that requires large changes to the codebase. The solution is to break down such changes into a sequence of smaller and safer ones, hidden behind an abstraction.
For example, data migration from an existing store to a new one can be broken down. See data migration example
Third party
- uservoice.com: Feature request dashboard example: Ezoic
Lifecyle
toggle (flag)
A feature toggle (also feature switch, feature flag, feature flipper, conditional feature, etc.) is a switch that can enable or disable a feature at run time (generally for a subset of the users via a web interface).
It's a an alternative to feature branches where a feature can be tested even before it is completed and ready for release.
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