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----
-# Rollout, feature flag, experiment, operational toggle
+= Rollout, feature flag, experiment, operational toggle
+:deck: feature-flags.pdf
+:article: link:../../../../blog/2020/10/19/feature-flags.html
-@Different use cases for backend, frontend and mobile
+Different use cases for backend, frontend and mobile.
----
-.
-.
-.
-# "Feature flags" tend to come up when talking about continuous deployment
+link:{deck}[See the PDF].
----
-.
-.
-.
-.
-@CI: continuous integration
-.
-@CD: continuous delivery
-.
-@CD: continuous deployment
-
----
-## Types
-.
-.
-.
-1. rollout
-2. feature flag
-3. experiment
-4. operational toggle
-
-% {favicon.svg}
----
-## Rollout
-
-# For *rolling out* a new version of software
-
-Short-lived using percentages
-
-% FIXME: links
-- a new deployment of kubernetes
-- new APK released to the Play Store
-
----
-## Feature flag
-
-# For turning a feature *on* or *off*
-
-Medium-lived using allow list, A/B test, percentage, app version, etc.
-
-- :new-chargeback-flow
-- :new-debit-card-activation-screen
-
----
-## Experiment
-
-# For analysing behaviour
-
-Medium-lived using allow list and A/B test
-
-- :debit-withdrawal-test
-
----
-## Operational toggle
-
-# For disabling features in #crash-like situations
-
-Long-lived using percentage
-
-- :bank-barcode-payment
-- :savings-bank-barcode-query-provider
-
----
-.
-.
-@We know know about the types
-# But they have different relevance for backend, frontend and mobile
-
----
-## backend
-.
-.
-1. rollout: k8s blue/green, canary and ~common-rollout~ common-xp
-2. feature flag: ~common-rollout~ common-xp and datasets
-3. experiment: common-xp
-4. operational toggle: ~common-rollout~ common-xp
-
----
-## frontend
-.
-.
-1. rollout: CDN and page refreshes
-2. feature flag: percentages and maybe IPs (no :customer/id on the website)
-3. experiment: via dynamic backend control
-4. operational toggle: via dynamic backend control
-
----
-## backend
-.
-.
-1. rollout: app stores
-2. feature flag: via dynamic backend control
-3. experiment: via dynamic backend control
-4. operational toggle: via dynamic backend control
-
----
-.
-.
-@Key differentiator is
-# how much *control* we have over the environment
-
----
-## backend
-# full control
-% FIXME: emoji
-% 🎉
-
----
-## frontend
-# partial control
-We choose when to make a new version available
-
----
-## mobile
-# very limited control
-- app stores can restrict updates (worse for iOS)
-- customers still have to download new versions
-
----
-# Costs
-- more complex code
-- compatibility with old app versions
-- nesting is exponential
-
----
-# Benefits
-- dynamicity
-
----
-## weighting costs × benefits
-# The less control we have, the more we value dynamicity
-
----
-## weighting costs × benefits
-.
-.
-.
-- backend: sometimes worth the cost
-- frontend: almost always worth the cost
-- mobile: *always* worth the cost
-
----
-.
-.
-.
-# Best practices
-
----
-# dynamic content > feature flag
-Always true for mobile, almost always for frontend
-
----
-# Use :include-list for named groups
-Always true for backend, frontend and mobile
-
- {:rules
- #{{:types :include-list
- :content {:filename "debit-team-members.txt"}}}}
-
----
-# Always use :app-version
-Only for mobile
-
- {:rules
- #{{:types :app-version
- :content {:min-version #{{:platform :android
- :code 1000000}
- {:platform :ios
- :code 2000000}}}}}}
-
----
-# Extend ~common-rollout~ common-xp if required
-
-That's how :include-list, :app-version, etc. were born
-
----
-# Beware of many nested feature flags
-True for backend, frontend and mobile
-
----
-# Don't delete app-facing feature flags
-True for mobile
-
----
-.
-.
-.
-# Include a feature flag on the whiteboarding phase
-
----
-.
-.
-.
-# Include deleting/retiring the feature flag at the end
-
----
-# Avoid renaming a feature flag
-Use :app-version with :min-version instead
-
----
-.
-.
-.
-# And most importantly...
-
----
-# *Always* rely on a feature flag on the app
-Never do a hotfix, avoid expedited releases at all costs
-
----
-## References
-.
-% FIXME: links
-1. "Feature Toggles (aka Feature Flags)", by Pete Hodgson
-2. "Continuous integration vs. delivery vs. deployment", by Sten Pittet
-3. Accelerate, by N. Forsgren, J. Humble and G. Kim
-4. these slides: euandre.org/slide/
-5. prose version of this presentation
-6. view source
+_The prose version of this presentation is the article
+{article}[Feature flags: differences between backend, frontend and mobile]._
diff --git a/src/content/en/slide/2020/10/19/feature-flags.eslaides b/src/content/en/slide/2020/10/19/feature-flags.eslaides
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+= Rollout, feature flag, experiment, operational toggle
+
+Different use cases for backend, frontend and mobile
+
+<<<
+
+== "Feature flags" tend to come up when talking about continuous deployment
+
+<<<
+
+[.lead]
+CI: continuous integration
+[.lead]
+CD: continuous delivery
+[.lead]
+CD: continuous deployment
+
+<<<
+
+== Types
+. rollout
+. feature flag
+. experiment
+. operational toggle
+
+// {favicon.svg}
+
+<<<
+
+== Rollout
+
+=== For *rolling out* a new version of software
+
+Short-lived using percentages
+
+// FIXME: links
+* a new deployment of kubernetes
+* new APK released to the Play Store
+
+<<<
+
+== Feature flag
+
+=== For turning a feature *on* or *off*
+
+Medium-lived using allow list, A/B test, percentage, app version, etc.
+
+* :new-chargeback-flow
+* :new-debit-card-activation-screen
+
+<<<
+
+== Experiment
+
+=== For analysing behaviour
+
+Medium-lived using allow list and A/B test
+
+* :debit-withdrawal-test
+
+<<<
+
+== Operational toggle
+
+=== For disabling features in #crash-like situations
+
+Long-lived using percentage
+
+* :bank-barcode-payment
+* :savings-bank-barcode-query-provider
+
+<<<
+
+[.lead]
+We know know about the types
+== But they have different relevance for backend, frontend and mobile
+
+<<<
+
+== backend
+. rollout: k8s blue/green, canary and [.line-through]#common-rollout# common-xp
+. feature flag: [.line-through]#common-rollout# common-xp and datasets
+. experiment: common-xp
+. operational toggle: [.line-through]#common-rollout# common-xp
+
+<<<
+
+== frontend
+. rollout: CDN and page refreshes
+. feature flag: percentages and maybe IPs (no :customer/id on the website)
+. experiment: via dynamic backend control
+. operational toggle: via dynamic backend control
+
+<<<
+
+== backend
+. rollout: app stores
+. feature flag: via dynamic backend control
+. experiment: via dynamic backend control
+. operational toggle: via dynamic backend control
+
+<<<
+
+[.lead]
+Key differentiator is
+== how much *control* we have over the environment
+
+<<<
+
+== backend
+=== full control
+// FIXME: emoji
+// 🎉
+
+<<<
+
+== frontend
+=== partial control
+We choose when to make a new version available
+
+<<<
+
+== mobile
+=== very limited control
+* app stores can restrict updates (worse for iOS)
+* customers still have to download new versions
+
+<<<
+
+== Costs
+* more complex code
+* compatibility with old app versions
+* nesting is exponential
+
+<<<
+
+== Benefits
+* dynamicity
+
+<<<
+
+== weighting costs × benefits
+=== The less control we have, the more we value dynamicity
+
+<<<
+
+== weighting costs × benefits
+* backend: sometimes worth the cost
+* frontend: almost always worth the cost
+* mobile: *always* worth the cost
+
+<<<
+
+== Best practices
+
+<<<
+
+== dynamic content > feature flag
+Always true for mobile, almost always for frontend
+
+<<<
+
+== Use :include-list for named groups
+Always true for backend, frontend and mobile
+
+----
+{:rules
+ #{{:types :include-list
+ :content {:filename "debit-team-members.txt"}}}}
+
+----
+
+<<<
+
+== Always use :app-version
+Only for mobile
+
+----
+{:rules
+ #{{:types :app-version
+ :content {:min-version #{{:platform :android
+ :code 1000000}
+ {:platform :ios
+ :code 2000000}}}}}}
+
+----
+
+<<<
+
+== Extend [.line-through]#common-rollout# common-xp if required
+
+That's how :include-list, :app-version, etc. were born
+
+<<<
+
+== Beware of many nested feature flags
+True for backend, frontend and mobile
+
+<<<
+
+== Don't delete app-facing feature flags
+True for mobile
+
+<<<
+
+== Include a feature flag on the whiteboarding phase
+
+<<<
+
+== Include deleting/retiring the feature flag at the end
+
+<<<
+
+== Avoid renaming a feature flag
+Use :app-version with :min-version instead
+
+<<<
+
+== And most importantly...
+
+<<<
+
+== *Always* rely on a feature flag on the app
+Never do a hotfix, avoid expedited releases at all costs
+
+<<<
+
+== References
+// FIXME: links
+. "Feature Toggles (aka Feature Flags)", by Pete Hodgson
+. "Continuous integration vs. delivery vs. deployment", by Sten Pittet
+. Accelerate, by N. Forsgren, J. Humble and G. Kim
+. these slides: euandre.org/slide/
+. prose version of this presentation
+. view source