One of the first technical implementation challenges of feature flags is striking a balance between a fast (a.k.a. low-latency) decision and the ability to change that decision dynamically. When the logic of your codebase depends on the return value of a feature flag, say a function isFeatureEnabled, you’ll want to make sure that isFeatureEnabled returns […]
Last year, we launched Optimizely Rollouts, a free feature flagging solution to help development teams ship products faster, safer, and with more control. We’ve seen thousands of teams create feature flags with Rollouts across websites, mobile apps, and backend experiences. However, we believe that smarter software delivery isn’t just about reducing risk, it’s also about […]
Feature flags (aka feature toggles) are quickly becoming the standard implementation for strong engineering organizations. Feature flags enable teams to deploy and modify features without changing code and easily perform A/B experimentation on these features in production to ensure customers have best user experience. However, as more engineering organizations scale their feature flag utilization, it’s […]
When you’re developing products or designing user experiences, wouldn’t it be great to know what works and what doesn’t before you commit resources? Using behavioral science and design methodology in large scale experimentation lets you test for cause and effect so you can translate digital touchpoints into informed decisions. Unfortunately, A/B testing is widely misunderstood […]
As a developer using feature flags while building Optimizely, I had to switch back and forth between the application and the IDE while developing. This made my development flow hard to maintain because of all the context switching between application and IDE. It is also error prone with no way to test my configuration or […]
At Compass, we are trying to redefine the real estate industry through technology. Our tools are used by 15k+ real estate agents, and our web apps are being used by millions of users everyday. With over 300 people in product and engineering department, we need to be careful and efficient with each feature release. In […]
Nicole Forsgren is the lead author of the Shingo Award winning “Accelerate” and the State of DevOps Reports. She’s currently the VP of Research and Strategy at GitHub. Nicole will be the keynote speaker at Test and Learn, a free virtual event for engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers to learn how to deliver […]
This is the second post in our Value Consulting Blog Series, authored by our global Value team. Please see our first post on Changing Online Behaviors during COVID-19. Join our Executive Roundtable for a further discussion on how to maximize value for your industry. Digital Customer Experience is the differentiator to managing this crisis. “Too […]
Ellen will be speaking at Test and Learn, a free half-day virtual event for engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers on progressive delivery and experimentation. Save your seat to listen to Ellen and other engineering, product, and data leaders on how to create a test and learn culture. Tell us a little about yourself […]
As your organization uses more feature flags and experiments, it’s paramount to understand that some of these changes are meant to last for a short time and should be removed from your codebase. Without a plan for removal, they will become outdated and add technical debt and complexity. One measure you can track is how […]
