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The Rollback Horror Story

Friday, 4:45 PM. You deploy a new payment processing feature to production.

4:47 PM. Error rate spikes to 23%. Users can't check out.

Without feature flags: Emergency redeploy, 15-30 minute rollback, revenue loss.

With feature flags: Toggle off in dashboard. 5 seconds. Crisis averted.

Why Platforms Slow Rollbacks

❌ Complex UIs

Navigate through multiple screens, confirm dialogs, wait for propagation across regions.

❌ Permission Bureaucracy

Need manager approval? Audit logs? Deployment windows? Every layer adds delay.

❌ SDK Caching

Client-side SDKs cache flags. Your rollback happens... eventually. Maybe.

❌ Learning Curve

In a crisis, you don't want to remember which button disables vs archives vs deletes.

How Instant Rollback Actually Works

1

Wrap New Code in Flags

if (flags.newPaymentFlow) {
  return newPaymentService.process(order);
}
return legacyPaymentService.process(order);
2

Deploy with Flag OFF

New code is in production, but dormant. Zero user impact.

3

Toggle ON in Dashboard

Enable for 1% of users. Monitor. Gradually increase to 100%.

Instant Rollback

Error spike? Toggle OFF. Users instantly revert to stable code. No redeploy.

Demo: Rollback Flow

Traditional Deployment

1.Deploy code
2.Monitor for issues (15-30 min)
3.Error detected
4.Revert git commit
5.Rebuild + redeploy (15-30 min)
6.Health checks
Total:30-60 minutes downtime

Feature Flag Deployment

1.Deploy code (flag OFF)
2.Toggle flag ON
3.Error detected
4.Toggle flag OFF (5 seconds)
  
  
Total:5-10 seconds downtime

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