Scheduled Feature Releases: Ship at 3am Without Staying Awake
Scheduled feature releases allow developers to automate the activation of features at specific times without manual intervention. By using feature flags, teams can deploy code in advance and control when it becomes active for users. This approach reduces the need for late-night deployments and enables quick rollbacks if issues arise.
- ▪Scheduled feature flags separate code deployment from feature release, allowing teams to launch features at predetermined times automatically.
- ▪Developers can deploy code behind a disabled flag, test it with internal users, and schedule its activation for a specific date and time.
- ▪If problems occur after a scheduled release, the system allows for rapid rollback to a previous state, minimizing user impact.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2672712) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Domenico Giordano Posted on May 1 • Originally published at rollgate.io Scheduled Feature Releases: Ship at 3am Without Staying Awake #scheduledreleases #featureflags #releasemanagement #deployment This was originally published on rollgate.io/blog/feature-flags-scheduled-releases. The 3am Deploy Problem Feature flags scheduled releases solve one of the most painful problems in software delivery: timed launches across time zones. Every developer has been there.
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