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---
title: "Feature flags: differences between backend, frontend and mobile"
date: 2020-10-12
layout: post
lang: en
ref: feature-flags-differences-between-backend-frontent-and-mobile
category: presentation
published: false
---

*This article is derived from a [presentation][presentation].*


When talking about [feature flags][feature-flags-article], I find that their
costs and benefits weight very differently if applied backend, frontend or
mobile, but those aren't always covered explicitly.

I'll try to make this distinction clear, with some final best practices I've
acquired after using them.

[presentation]: {% link _slides/2020-10-09-rollout-feature-flag-experiment-operational-toggle.slides %}
[feature-flags-article]: https://martinfowler.com/articles/feature-toggles.html

## Why feature flags


[apple]: http://www.paulgraham.com/apple.html