So based on the comments, I found out about the following approaches: - Feature flags - Configuration options / software product lines (see a recently publis

So based on the comments, I found out about the following approaches: - Feature flags - Configuration options / software product lines (see a recently published article w.r.t. the difference [1]) - One HN comment was about plugins, but when I Google *"feature flags" vs "plugins" I'm not finding much. I have the feeling that hooks/plugin systems are part of the feature flags idea (not sure about this). [1] https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ckaestne/pdf/icseseip20.pdf https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ckaestne/pdf/icseseip20.pdf