schplurtz Hi, I'm currently translating DW into French and having difficulties with the term "Feature Flags". It is the title of a new section in DW config manager and the only setting under it currently is defer_js. Given it's only 2 words, deepl, google translate are almost useless. What does flags mean here ?
michaelsy schplurtz wrote What does flags mean here ? A switch with which certain functionalities are activated or deactivated. Added: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7707383/what-is-a-feature-flag
schplurtz Thanks Michaelsy. Now I see the meaning, this is just a ((not so) new) way to say "global on/off option". I don't know if there is a French word for it, but now I know what it is and what to search for.
michaelsy schplurtz wrote I don't know if there is a French word for it, but now I know what it is and what to search for. Thanks to the many Anglicisms in German, the "flag" in German computer science has been there for ages.
andi Some additional background: Feature Flags are meant to be used for things we're trying for a while to figure out if they work. Once we're confident they do, the config will be removed and the behavior will become permanent.