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Jan 7, 2020 · Backend Development

Placing Feature Flags in an E‑commerce Backend: Deciding Where Free Shipping Logic Belongs

This article examines how to locate the free‑shipping feature‑flag decision in an e‑commerce system, arguing that the decision should be made at the web‑layer where user context is available and then passed to the checkout service, keeping each service focused on its core responsibilities.