A configuration switch that enables or disables a feature at runtime without deploying new code. Also called a feature toggle.
"We shipped the new checkout flow behind a feature flag and gradually rolled it out to 5%, 20%, then 100% of users."
A configuration switch that enables or disables a feature at runtime without deploying new code. Also called a feature toggle.
No — "Feature flag" is not an acronym or abbreviation. It's used as a standalone term (noun phrase) in IT conversations and documentation.
There's no non-obvious pronunciation for "Feature flag" — it's read as it's spelled.
Yes: "We shipped the new checkout flow behind a feature flag and gradually rolled it out to 5%, 20%, then 100% of users."
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"Feature flag" is used as a noun phrase.
Yes — related terms include Blue-green deployment, CI/CD. See "Related Terms" above to explore them.
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