Longitudinal analysis of over 4000 toggle events in Kubernetes and GitLab shows removals lag additions, leading to growing inventories with median lifespans of 734 and 185 days, plus a benchmarking framework with five metrics.
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Feature Toggle Dynamics in Large-Scale Systems: Prevalence, Growth, Lifespan, and Benchmarking
Longitudinal analysis of over 4000 toggle events in Kubernetes and GitLab shows removals lag additions, leading to growing inventories with median lifespans of 734 and 185 days, plus a benchmarking framework with five metrics.