Snippet · Shipping & running it
Ship it behind a flag
Deploy on Tuesday, launch on Thursday.
Put this new feature behind a switch: <describe the feature> - Off by default. On for me, so I can test it in the real thing. - One place in the code that decides — not a check scattered everywhere. - Both paths must work. Show me how I'd verify that. - Tell me how I'd remove the flag afterwards, and put a note in the code saying when it should go.
Flags left in forever become a maze of conditions nobody dares delete. Decide the removal date when you add it.