#425 Feature Management: The Not-So-Secret Weapon for CI/CD with Michael Gillet
Today we’re talking to Michael Gillett, author of the book Feature Management with LaunchDarkly and Head of Development at Win Technologies, a proud member of the Betway Group. And we discuss several unconventional use cases for feature management. Why Michael chooses LaunchDarkly for feature management, and tips for having successful 1on1s with your direct reports.
All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!
Check out Michael's book on feature management here!
To learn more about LaunchDarkly, check them out at https://launchdarkly.com
In case you missed it: check out our episodes we released with LaunchDarkly's CTO John Kodumal, and LaunchDarkly's CEO Edith Harbaugh!
About Michael Gillett:
Michael Gillett is Head of Development and a full stack software engineer residing in London, UK. He has worked with feature management and LaunchDarkly for several years and has defined processes and techniques to enable teams to get the most from this approach to software delivery. He often talks on this subject at conferences and events. Michael graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a master’s degree in Computer Science and bachelor’s in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2012. Since 2012 Michael has been a Microsoft MVP, currently in the Windows Insider category.
About LaunchDarkly:
LaunchDarkly is a Feature Management Platform that serves over 100 billion feature flags daily to help software teams build better software, faster. Feature flagging is an industry best practice of wrapping a new or risky section of code or infrastructure change with a flag. Each flag can easily be turned off independent of code deployment (aka ”dark launching”). Our vision is to eliminate risk for developers and operations teams from the software development cycle. As companies transition to a world built on software, there is an increasing requirement to move quickly, balanced with the desire to maintain control. LaunchDarkly is the feature management platform to control the whole feature lifecycle from Concept → Launch → Value. LaunchDarkly has SDKs for all major web and mobile platforms. We are building a diverse team so that we can offer robust products and services. Our team culture is fast-paced, friendly, and supportive.