Why Feature Flags Should Be Treated as Production Infrastructure

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Feature flags can control real production behavior. Here’s why teams need ownership, observability, permissions, rollout plans, and cleanup.

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Feature flags are more than simple toggles. Managing them like production infrastructure enables safer releases, faster rollbacks, and controlled experimentation.