Feature Toggles vs Trunk Based Development
Developers should use feature toggles when they need to release features incrementally, test new functionality with a subset of users, or quickly disable problematic features without rolling back deployments meets developers should use trunk based development when working in fast-paced, collaborative teams that prioritize rapid feedback and continuous delivery, such as in microservices architectures or ci/cd pipelines. Here's our take.
Feature Toggles
Developers should use feature toggles when they need to release features incrementally, test new functionality with a subset of users, or quickly disable problematic features without rolling back deployments
Feature Toggles
Nice PickDevelopers should use feature toggles when they need to release features incrementally, test new functionality with a subset of users, or quickly disable problematic features without rolling back deployments
Pros
- +They are essential in continuous delivery pipelines for reducing deployment risks, enabling dark launches (where features are deployed but hidden), and facilitating experimentation in production environments
- +Related to: continuous-delivery, a-b-testing
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Trunk Based Development
Developers should use Trunk Based Development when working in fast-paced, collaborative teams that prioritize rapid feedback and continuous delivery, such as in microservices architectures or CI/CD pipelines
Pros
- +It is particularly beneficial for reducing integration hell, enabling faster releases, and maintaining a stable codebase, making it ideal for projects with frequent deployments or large-scale distributed systems
- +Related to: continuous-integration, continuous-deployment
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Feature Toggles if: You want they are essential in continuous delivery pipelines for reducing deployment risks, enabling dark launches (where features are deployed but hidden), and facilitating experimentation in production environments and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Trunk Based Development if: You prioritize it is particularly beneficial for reducing integration hell, enabling faster releases, and maintaining a stable codebase, making it ideal for projects with frequent deployments or large-scale distributed systems over what Feature Toggles offers.
Developers should use feature toggles when they need to release features incrementally, test new functionality with a subset of users, or quickly disable problematic features without rolling back deployments
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