Benjamin Cane 9/13/2025

You’ve heard of feature flags, but what about operational flags? ⏯️

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The article introduces the concept of operational flags, contrasting them with feature flags. It explains that operational flags are long-lived controls used at runtime to manage system behavior for resiliency, such as disabling non-essential API calls or event publishing during service brownouts or traffic spikes, and includes a real-world example.

You’ve heard of feature flags, but what about operational flags? ⏯️

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