Stage 4: Space Walk

Stage 4: Space Walk

Master LaunchDarkly by learning how to use code references, create experiments, and use even more advanced features and functionality.

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About this course

Space Walk offers in-depth lessons on advanced LaunchDarkly features and feature management best practices. First, you'll learn how to use flag triggers to make flag targeting changes remotely from a third-party application like an APM tool. You’ll also learn how to use code references to improve flag hygiene and you’ll get a comprehensive overview of experimentation to enable faster, data-actionable customer feedback cycles. Space Walk also covers the audit log, history tabs, and the Live events page.

Getting Started with Operational Flags

  • Describe the purpose of operational flags
  • Recognize operational feature flag common use cases and best practices
  • Explain the purpose of flag triggers
  • Define flag trigger security
  • Recognize common flag trigger integrations
  • Create and manage a flag trigger

Using Feature Flags to Mitigate Risk in Migrations

  • Describe the benefits of using feature flags to manage migrations
  • Recognize the process for migrating between databases with feature flags
  • Explain how to roll out your migration and consider important variations
  • Describe how to migrate to a new schema using feature flags

Improving Flag Usage in Code

  • Recognize best practices for improving flag usage in code
  • Describe how to refactor flagged code to reduce merge conflicts and improve code quality while using flags
  • Explain best practices for reducing technical flag debt
  • Recognize the importance of flag hygiene
  • Explain the steps for implementing Code References to find and remove references to flags

Using the Audit Log, History Tabs, and Live Events Page

  • Recognize the audit log, history tabs, and the information provided
  • Identify available LaunchDarkly audit log integrations
  • Navigate the Live Events Page
  • Explain the information found on the Live Events page

Getting Started with Experimentation

  • Describe experimentation, its types, use cases, and metrics
  • Explain why experimentation is key to business
  • Identify which stakeholders need to be involved in experimentation
  • Describe the lifecycle of a test plan
  • Recognize best practices when designing experiments
  • Explain common challenges to getting started with experimentation and how LaunchDarkly can help you overcome those challenges
  • Explain the basics of Bayesian statistics and why LaunchDarkly uses Bayesian statistics in our application

Overview2 hours

  • Getting Started with Operational Flags
  • Introduction to Operational Flags and Common Use Cases
  • Using Flag Triggers
  • Demo: Using Flag Triggers
  • Debrief
  • Using Feature Flags to Mitigate Risk in Migrations
  • Introduction to Migrations with Feature Flags
  • Migrating Between Databases with Feature Flags
  • Debrief
  • Using the Audit Log, History Tabs, and Live Events Page
  • Getting Started with the Audit Log and History Tabs
  • Getting Started with Live Events
  • Debrief
  • Improving Flag Usage in Code
  • Understanding Best Practices for improving Flag Usage in Code
  • Using Code References to Improve Flag Hygiene
  • Demo: Using Code References
  • Debrief
  • Getting Started with Experimentation
  • Introduction to Experimentation
  • Experimentation Overview Video
  • Understanding the Lifecycle of a Test Plan and Designing Experiments
  • Making the Case for Bayesian Statistics
  • Debrief
  • Knowledge Check and Feedback
  • Stage 4 Knowledge Check
  • Course Feedback

About this course

Space Walk offers in-depth lessons on advanced LaunchDarkly features and feature management best practices. First, you'll learn how to use flag triggers to make flag targeting changes remotely from a third-party application like an APM tool. You’ll also learn how to use code references to improve flag hygiene and you’ll get a comprehensive overview of experimentation to enable faster, data-actionable customer feedback cycles. Space Walk also covers the audit log, history tabs, and the Live events page.

Getting Started with Operational Flags

  • Describe the purpose of operational flags
  • Recognize operational feature flag common use cases and best practices
  • Explain the purpose of flag triggers
  • Define flag trigger security
  • Recognize common flag trigger integrations
  • Create and manage a flag trigger

Using Feature Flags to Mitigate Risk in Migrations

  • Describe the benefits of using feature flags to manage migrations
  • Recognize the process for migrating between databases with feature flags
  • Explain how to roll out your migration and consider important variations
  • Describe how to migrate to a new schema using feature flags

Improving Flag Usage in Code

  • Recognize best practices for improving flag usage in code
  • Describe how to refactor flagged code to reduce merge conflicts and improve code quality while using flags
  • Explain best practices for reducing technical flag debt
  • Recognize the importance of flag hygiene
  • Explain the steps for implementing Code References to find and remove references to flags

Using the Audit Log, History Tabs, and Live Events Page

  • Recognize the audit log, history tabs, and the information provided
  • Identify available LaunchDarkly audit log integrations
  • Navigate the Live Events Page
  • Explain the information found on the Live Events page

Getting Started with Experimentation

  • Describe experimentation, its types, use cases, and metrics
  • Explain why experimentation is key to business
  • Identify which stakeholders need to be involved in experimentation
  • Describe the lifecycle of a test plan
  • Recognize best practices when designing experiments
  • Explain common challenges to getting started with experimentation and how LaunchDarkly can help you overcome those challenges
  • Explain the basics of Bayesian statistics and why LaunchDarkly uses Bayesian statistics in our application

Overview2 hours

  • Getting Started with Operational Flags
  • Introduction to Operational Flags and Common Use Cases
  • Using Flag Triggers
  • Demo: Using Flag Triggers
  • Debrief
  • Using Feature Flags to Mitigate Risk in Migrations
  • Introduction to Migrations with Feature Flags
  • Migrating Between Databases with Feature Flags
  • Debrief
  • Using the Audit Log, History Tabs, and Live Events Page
  • Getting Started with the Audit Log and History Tabs
  • Getting Started with Live Events
  • Debrief
  • Improving Flag Usage in Code
  • Understanding Best Practices for improving Flag Usage in Code
  • Using Code References to Improve Flag Hygiene
  • Demo: Using Code References
  • Debrief
  • Getting Started with Experimentation
  • Introduction to Experimentation
  • Experimentation Overview Video
  • Understanding the Lifecycle of a Test Plan and Designing Experiments
  • Making the Case for Bayesian Statistics
  • Debrief
  • Knowledge Check and Feedback
  • Stage 4 Knowledge Check
  • Course Feedback