Most feature flag explainers begin by explaining that feature flags are glorified if statements. While that’s true (to a point), feature flags wouldn’t be as versatile or as popular as they are, if that’s all they were. Indeed, you wouldn’t need a feature flag – you could easily achieve the same thing with an environment variable.
Feature Flags are just if Statements, Right?
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DevRel @ Dynatrace, OpenFeature Contributor