Feature Management Platform: Build or Buy?

This article discusses the pros and cons of using a homegrown, open-source, or hosted feature management platform (FMP). It emphasizes that while building your own FMP might seem simple, it's often more economical to use an existing open-source product. The author walks through scenarios of what implementing your own FMP might look like and highlights the importance of feature flags in separating deployment from release. They also debunk the common misconception that feature flags are just configuration settings. The article concludes by recommending using an existing open-source alternative over building one from scratch, as it's usually less economical to run your own flag system.