>I think the way Google handles flags/experiments in one project (Chrome) is very relevant to interpreting the language around how they handle flags/experiments

>I think the way Google handles flags/experiments in one project (Chrome) is very relevant to interpreting the language around how they handle flags/experiments in another project (Go). You'd think that, but you'd be wrong. Parts of Google can and do things their way. There's not an all-encompassing "Google way". And even if there was one, the Go team is notoriously doing things its own way.