7 Feature Flag Best Practices for Short-Term and Permanent Flags

Feature flags, also known as feature toggles, are a common practice in software development. The use of feature flags can vary depending on whether they are short-term or permanent and the specific business needs. This blog series provides best practices for managing feature flags effectively. Key recommendations include determining whether a flag will be short-term or permanent, standardizing naming conventions, minimizing the reach of a flag, reviewing flag use at regular intervals, establishing access control and safety checks for permanent flags, creating a process for removing short-term flags, and conducting regular clean-up and review cycles. These practices can help improve feature flag management workflow and avoid technical debt.