Flipper

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Deploy anytime without fear. Feature flags for Ruby/Rails.
Websitehttps://www.flippercloud.io
GitHubhttps://github.com/flippercloud/flipper
FlipperSep 4, 2024

Flipper 1.3.1 is out with a few pesky bug fixes -- remove redundant delete, respect initializers, address deprecations and avoid poisoned transactions.

Upgrade and let us know if you have any issues.
https://blog.flippercloud.io/flipper-1-3-1/

Happy feature flagging!

Flipper 1.3.1

Dearest feature flagger, I just pushed out Flipper 1.3.1. Here are the deets: * #862 - Removed redundant delete of feature gate in ActiveRecord adapter. * #832 - Respect Rails defaults in an initializer by delaying loading ActiveRecord adapter until framework is loaded. * #869 - Address soft deprecation of ActiveRecord:

The Friday Deploy
FlipperFeb 8, 2024

New on The Friday Deploy: "Double your cache, Double your fun" by @jnunemaker.

https://blog.flippercloud.io/double-your-cache-double-your-fun/

Double Your Cache, Double Your Fun

Join me on a journey of solving the dilemma of warming up a "cold" cache cluster via feature flags without causing chaos.

The Friday Deploy
FlipperFeb 6, 2024

New on The Friday Deploy: "Fighting Bots & Spam with Feature Flags".

https://blog.flippercloud.io/fighting-bots-spam-with-feature-flags/

Fighting Bots & Spam with Feature Flags

Learn how feature flags via Flipper can instantly enable/disable web forms, protecting your forms from bots and spammers.

The Friday Deploy
FlipperJan 25, 2024

New on the blog: "Performing Database Changes with Feature Flags" by @garrettdimon.

https://blog.flippercloud.io/performing-database-changes-with-feature-flags/

Performing Database Changes with Feature Flags

Releasing code behind feature flags when much of the related functionality is incomplete can sometimes require creative solutions. For example, if some new functionality requires a new column with a default value, how can we handle the scenario where the database’s default value should be different after the future

The Friday Deploy
FlipperDec 21, 2023

New on The Friday Deploy: "Leverage Feature Flags with Internal Tools Too" by @garrettdimon.

https://blog.flippercloud.io/feature-flags-with-internal-tools/

Leverage Feature Flags with Internal Tools Too

While feature flags are great for managing the roll out of customer-facing features, they're capable of so much more. We use feature flags internally in conjunction with performance and analytics tools.

The Friday Deploy
FlipperDec 21, 2023

Soon, Flipper will provide help around cleaning up old feature flags by providing a summary of that flag's current state in production as well as when it was last requested from production.

We'll also be able to proactively notify you about flags that appear to be ready to be cleaned up. And that's all just the start!

FlipperDec 20, 2023
New on The Friday Deploy: Telemetry in Ruby Part 1: Metrics and Storage
https://blog.flippercloud.io/telemetry-in-ruby-part-1-metrics-and-storage/
Telemetry in Ruby Part 1: Metrics and Storage

Adding feature flags is easy but deleting them requires care and safety. We even mess it up. Before you delete a flag, you have to remove it from the code. If you don't remove it from the code, deleting a flag is the same as disabling it.

The Friday Deploy
FlipperDec 19, 2023

🐬 New on The Friday Deploy: "How to make web analytics valuable for Rails apps".

https://blog.flippercloud.io/how-to-make-web-analytics-valuable-for-rails-apps/

How to make web analytics valuable for Rails apps

Traditional web analytics aren't the most useful for web apps, where a single controller can serve an infinite number of different URLs.

The Friday Deploy
FlipperDec 18, 2023

New on the blog: "It's All User Experience" by @garrettdimon.

https://blog.flippercloud.io/its-all-user-experience/

It's All User Experience

We're working on a ton of exciting stuff at Flipper, and we've been releasing updates at a feverish pace. Now we're getting close to releasing a wholly underwhelming and truly boring feature that will play a key role in Flipper's overall user experience even if nobody ever realizes it. Too

The Friday Deploy
FlipperDec 8, 2023

Hello there, festive feature flagger!

The holidays are still a few weeks away, but we wanted to give you one of your presents early. It's not your whole gift, but you will want to open it now because it will make your next gift even better. Intrigued? Go on, open it…

https://blog.flippercloud.io/flipper-1-1-0/

Flipper 1.1.0

Configuration improvements, Flipper UI updates, and two YUGE alpha features

The Friday Deploy