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What role did John's implementation of feature flags play in the deployment process?
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John's implementation included the ability to toggle feature flags as part of the parameterized YAML templates. Feature flags allow for the selective enabling or disabling of features in different environments or for different user groups. This capability provides several advantages in the deployment process. It allows for easier testing of new features in production-like environments without affecting all users. It enables gradual rollouts of new functionality, reducing the risk associated with large changes. Feature flags also facilitate easier rollbacks if issues are discovered, as problematic features can be quickly disabled without requiring a full deployment reversion. John's implementation of feature flags in the deployment process provided greater flexibility and risk management. It allowed for selective feature activation, facilitating easier testing, gradual rollouts, and quick disabling of problematic features, thus enhancing the overall reliability and control of deployments.