Episode 258: 252 RR Feature Toggles with Pete Hodgson

Ruby Rogues

• Episode: Episode 258: 252 RR Feature Toggles with Pete Hodgson
• Website: Ruby Rogues
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• Duration: 00:57:08
• Published: 2016-03-23 14:00

02:07 - Pete Hodgson Introduction

• Twitter
• GitHub
• Blog
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03:13 - Feature Toggles, Flags, Bits, Etc.

• Trunk Based Development
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06:17 - Merge Hell

08:10 - Branches

08:59 - Why not constantly rebase?

• Martin Fowler: FeatureBranch

10:48 - Why use feature toggles?

• Martin Fowler: Feature Toggles

12:29 - Making Code Configurable

16:37 - Approaching Feature Toggles

20:04 - A/B Testing

25:11 - Approaching Feature Toggles (Cont’d)

• snuffle
• ambient-spec
• rack-flags

34:37 - Implications for Testing

36:12 - Toggle Interaction; Nesting of Features

37:28 - Introducing Features Toggles to Teams

• Pushback

40:43 - Managing Code Reviews with No Feature Branches

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Special Guest: Pete Hodgson .