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What Is a Feature Flag?

  A feature flag (also known as a feature toggle) is a powerful software development technique that allows developers to enable or disable specific functionality in an application without changing the code or redeploying the software. 🧠 Core Concept Feature flags act like switches embedded in your codebase. They control whether a feature is active or inactive at runtime. This lets teams test, release, or hide features dynamically. 🚀 Benefits Safe Deployments : Deploy code with features turned off, then activate them when ready. A/B Testing : Roll out features to a subset of users to gather feedback. Quick Rollbacks : If something breaks, just flip the flag off—no need to revert code. Continuous Delivery : Decouple feature releases from code deployments for smoother CI/CD pipelines. User Segmentation : Tailor experiences for different user groups. 🧩 Types of Feature Flags Type...