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Michael Heap
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Don’t leave,
pleeeaaaasseee
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Fun with Country Flags!
Presented by @mheap at #nephp
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Fun with Country Flags!
Presented by @mheap at #nephp
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Fun with Country Flags!
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Fun with Country Flags!
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Fun with Feature Flags!
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Michael
@mheap
Developer Relations
NexmoDev
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Fun with Feature Flags!
Presented by @mheap at #nephp
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Today’s Plan
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1. What are feature flags?
2. Implementation
3. Flag management
4. Tips and tricks
5. Conclusion
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1. What are feature flags?
2. Implementation
3. Flag management
4. Tips and tricks
5. Conclusion
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1. What are feature flags?
2. Implementation
3. Flag management
4. Tips and tricks
5. Conclusion
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1. What are feature flags?
2. Implementation
3. Flag management
4. Tips and tricks
5. Conclusion
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1. What are feature flags?
2. Implementation
3. Flag management
4. Tips and tricks
5. Conclusion
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Feature Flags?
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Feature Toggles?
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Feature Flip?
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Feature Gate?
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Feature Switches?
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Separate feature release
from code deployment
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http://code.flickr.net/2009/12/02/flipping-out/
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Feature flags aren’t new
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#ifdef NEW_ALGORITHM
NEW_ALGORITHM(input)
#else
ALGORITHM(input)
#endif
$ make build -DNEW_ALGORITHM
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./make_call.sh
--use-new-algorithm
./make_call.sh
--use-original-algorithm
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if (in_array($user->id, $whitelistedUsers)) {
return $service->useNewAlgorithm($input);
}
return $service->useAlgorithm($input);
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I love a good history lesson
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Use Cases?
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1. Permissions
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
4. Incremental roll-out
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
4. Incremental roll-out
5. Block users
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
4. Incremental roll-out
5. Block users
6. Calendar driven
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
4. Incremental roll-out
5. Block users
6. Calendar driven
7. Kill switch
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
4. Incremental roll-out
5. Block users
6. Calendar driven
7. Kill switch
8. Power user
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
4. Incremental roll-out
5. Block users
6. Calendar driven
7. Kill switch
8. Power user
9. Maintenance
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1. Permissions
2. Early-access
3. Opt-in
4. Incremental roll-out
5. Block users
6. Calendar driven
7. Kill switch
8. Power user
9. Maintenance
10. Sunset
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Flag Types
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Release
Toggles
Ops
Toggles
Flag Classes
Permission
Toggles
Experiment
Toggles
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Release
Toggles
Ops
Toggles
Flag Classes
Permission
Toggles
Experiment
Toggles
Lifetime
Days
Dynamism
Per deployment
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Release
Toggles
Ops
Toggles
Flag Classes
Permission
Toggles
Experiment
Toggles
Lifetime
Days - Weeks
Dynamism
Human Controlled
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Release
Toggles
Ops
Toggles
Flag Classes
Permission
Toggles
Experiment
Toggles
Lifetime
Years
Dynamism
Per Request
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Release
Toggles
Ops
Toggles
Flag Classes
Permission
Toggles
Experiment
Toggles
Lifetime
Weeks - Months
Dynamism
Per Request
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https://martinfowler.com/articles/feature-toggles.html
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Ownership
Release toggles owned by devs
Ops toggles owned by ops
Permission toggles
Experiment toggles
owned by product
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Flag Granularity
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On/Off
Switch
Enable or
disable
entirely
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On/Off
Switch
Percentage
of users
Enable or
disable
entirely
Toggle
for a
percentage
of users
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On/Off
Switch
Percentage
of users
Individuals
Enable or
disable
entirely
Toggle
for a
percentage
of users
Toggle for
specific
users
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On/Off
Switch
Percentage
of users
Individuals Groups
Enable or
disable
entirely
Toggle
for a
percentage
of users
Toggle for
specific
users
Enable for
specific
groups
e.g.
Power Users
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On/Off
Switch
Percentage
of users
Individuals Groups Request
information
Enable or
disable
entirely
Toggle
for a
percentage
of users
Toggle for
specific
users
Enable for
specific
groups
e.g.
Power Users
Enable for
specific
request
headers or
bodies
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Implementation
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Build vs Buy
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1. Dashboard
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
3. Complex rules
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
3. Complex rules
4. Cascading flags
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
3. Complex rules
4. Cascading flags
5. Multivariate rules
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
3. Complex rules
4. Cascading flags
5. Multivariate rules
6. Auditing
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
3. Complex rules
4. Cascading flags
5. Multivariate rules
6. Auditing
7. Speed
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
3. Complex rules
4. Cascading flags
5. Multivariate rules
6. Auditing
7. Speed
8. Scale
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1. Dashboard
2. Access control
3. Complex rules
4. Cascading flags
5. Multivariate rules
6. Auditing
7. Speed
8. Scale
9. 100% uptime
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Build
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_UNANIMOUS);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_UNANIMOUS);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_UNANIMOUS);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_UNANIMOUS);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_AFFIRMATIVE);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_MAJORITY);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_AFFIRMATIVE);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_UNANIMOUS);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_UNANIMOUS);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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Qandidate Toggle
$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions, Toggle::STRATEGY_UNANIMOUS);
$manager->add($toggle);
$context = new Context();
$context->set('time', (int) date('G'));
echo 'Everyone is ' . ($manager->active('disable-work-email', $context))
? ‘happy!' : 'sad :(';
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$manager = new ToggleManager(new InMemoryCollection());
$afterSix = new GreaterThanEqual(18);
$beforeTen = new LessThanEqual(22);
$conditions = [];
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $afterSix);
$conditions[] = new OperatorCondition('time', $beforeTen);
$toggle = new Toggle('disable-work-email', $conditions);
$manager->add($toggle);
Configuration: Code
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Configuration: Array
$data = array(
'some-feature' => array(
'name' => 'toggling',
'conditions' => array(
array(
'name' => 'operator-condition',
'key' => 'user_id',
'operator' => array('name' => 'greater-than', 'value' => 41),
),
),
),
);
$serializer = new InMemoryCollectionSerializer();
$collection = $serializer->deserialize($data);
$manager = new ToggleManager($collection);
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Configuration: JSON/YAML
$yaml = <<deserialize($array);
$manager = new ToggleManager($collection);
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Configuration: Redis
$predis = new Predis\Client();
$collection = new PredisCollection('toggle_demo', $predis);
$manager = new ToggleManager($collection);
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Qandidate Toggle API
{
"conditions" : [
{
"name" : "operator-condition",
"operator" : {
"name" : "less-than",
"value" : "1337"
},
"key" : "user_id"
}
],
"name" : "foo",
"status" : "conditionally-active",
"originalName" : "foo"
}
PUT /toggles/{name}
https://github.com/qandidate-labs/qandidate-toggle-api
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Qandidate Toggle UI
https://github.com/qandidate-labs/qandidate-toggle-ui
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Build (Pros)
1. Free!
2. Total control
3. Complex rules
4. API and UI available
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Build (Cons)
1. Self hosted
2. PHP only
3. Complex rules
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Buy
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Multi-Language
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Prebuilt Dashboard
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Environment Aware
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Scaleable
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Audit Log
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A/B Testing
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ld-relay
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Buy (Pros)
1. Lovely dashboard
2. Multi-language
3. Built in audit log
4. Environment aware
5. A/B testing conversion tracking
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Buy (Cons)
1. It costs (at least) $79/month
2. Can’t modify the product
3. Dependent on 3rd party
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Build vs Buy
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So. Much. Choice
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It depends
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Show me code
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public function onKernelRequest($event) {
$flag = $event->getRequest->attributes->get('_flag');
$alt = $event->getRequest->attributes->get('_alt');
if ($toggleManager->active($flag, $context)) {
$event->getRequest->attributes->set('controller', $alt);
}
}
profile:
path: /profile/{user}
defaults:
_controller: AcmeBundle:Profile:update
_alt: AcmeBundle:NewProfile:update
_flag: new-profile-controller
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{% if feature_is_active('new-profile-image-picker') %}
{# Show new picker #}
{% else %}
{# Use old flash-based picker #}
{% endif %}
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toggleManager->active('enhanced-audio', $context)) {
return new EnhancedAudioStreamProcessor($args);
}
return new BasicAudioStreamProcessor($args);
}
}
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Controller View Factory
Enable a
route for
specific users
Show different
UI elements
Branch by
abstraction for
refactoring
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Toggle Configuratin
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Hard
Coded
Change
the code
Dynamic
Static
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Hard
Coded
Deploy
Config
Change
the code
Deploy
your
application
Dynamic
Static
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Hard
Coded
Deploy
Config
Parameterised
Config
Change
the code
Deploy
your
application
Edit config,
restart app
Dynamic
Static
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Hard
Coded
Deploy
Config
Parameterised
Config
Database
Config
Change
the code
Deploy
your
application
Edit config,
restart app
Edit via
UI
Dynamic
Static
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Hard
Coded
Deploy
Config
Parameterised
Config
Database
Config
Distributed
Config
Change
the code
Deploy
your
application
Edit config,
restart app
Edit via
UI
e.g. Consul
or
Zookeeper
Dynamic
Static
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Feature Dashboard
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Flag State
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Role Based Access
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Audit Log
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Non-technical Users
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Technical Debt
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DON’T
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Cleanup based on activity
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Cleanup based on activity
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Create & Cleanup
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WIP limits
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Expiration date
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Explosion date
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Tips & Tricks
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Testing Flags
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Testing Flags
Feature A Feature B
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✅ ☠
☠ ✅
☠ ☠
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Testing Flags
Feature A Feature B Feature C
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☠ ✅ ✅
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☠ ✅ ☠
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Testing Flags
Feature A Feature B Feature C Feature D
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Testing Flags
Number of flags Possible permutations
2 4
3 8
4 16
5 32
10 1024
25 33,554,432
50 1.12589991E+15
100 1.2676506E+30
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Homepage
Carousel
Homepage CTA
✅ ✅
✅ ☠
☠ ✅
☠ ☠
Forum Edit
Permission
Forum Delete
Permission
✅ ✅
✅ ☠
☠ ✅
☠ ☠
Upload Profile
Image
✅
☠
New Interesting
Algorithm
✅
☠
High Post Length
✅
☠
Show Debug
Info?
✅
☠
Enable
Audit Log
✅
☠
Auto Logout
✅
☠
API Access API v2
✅ ✅
✅ ☠
☠ ✅
☠ ☠
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Expose State
{
"api_v2": true,
"audit_log": true,
"new_recommendation_algo": false
}
GET /toggle_status
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Flag Descriptions
basic-rec-algo: true
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Flag Descriptions
basic-rec-algo:
enabled: true
description: Use a simplistic recommendation algorithm. This is fast and
produces less load on backend systems, but is way less accurate than
our standard algorithm.
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Clear Naming
allow_user_delete and allow_user_edit
not
user_control
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Audit Log
Feature State User Date
allow_user_edit
✅ Sarah 2018-05-11 12:22:08
enhanced_rec_algo
✅ Ashley 2018-05-04 15:33:16
allow_user_signup
☠ Ashley 2018-05-04 15:27:33
enhanced_rec_algo
☠ system:load_manager 2018-05-04 15:16:30
allow_user_signup
✅ Bob 2018-05-04 15:12:01
enable_api
✅ Sarah 2018-04-30 09:56:59
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Fail Safe
Do positively enable features e.g. enable-ibm-
analysis, enhanced-recomendation-algo
Don’t use flags for suppressing new features e.g.
disable-shiny-new-feature
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Conclusion
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Woooooooo
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Flags are great!
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Ops
Toggles
Release
Toggles
Flag Classes
Permission
Toggles
Experiment
Toggles
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Build vs Buy
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Qandidate Toggle
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One More Thing
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No Reuse
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Knight Capital
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High frequency trader
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Mistakes were made
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Knight Capital
1. Reused flags
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Knight Capital
1. Reused flags
2. Didn’t delete obsolete code
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Knight Capital
1. Reused flags
2. Didn’t delete obsolete code
3. Couldn’t be disabled without a deployment
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Knight Capital
1. Reused flags
2. Didn’t delete obsolete code
3. Couldn’t be disabled without a deployment
4. The deploy actually enabled the old code on
all 8 servers, instead of disabling it
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$460m Gone