Beaver Duty

Beaver Duty

Logs of Duty: Feature flags forever

Because every toggle deserves a second, third, and permanent chance.

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Matt
Sep 20, 2025
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Rule #1: Add a flag for every change. Even the most trivial ones. Toggling a button color? Needs a flag. Updating a typo? Needs a flag. This is about control. And control means flags.

Rule #2: Never delete flags. Once created, it is there forever. In three months, no one would remember what it does. Nobody will take the responsibility to remove it.

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