Design Patterns · Senior · Question 54 of 75

Why distinguish release, experiment, ops and permission toggles?

✓Correct answer: They differ in lifetime and dynamism, so they need different management, storage and removal rules
2Only for naming
3Because each needs a separate library

Explanation

Release toggles should live days or weeks; permission toggles may live forever. Mixing them leads to forgotten flags.

Further reading

Martin Fowler: Feature Toggles ↗

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