US Patent 11650805 Reliable feature graduation

Reliable feature deployment is provided. Features are evaluated for their readiness to be graduated and features that are ready to be graduated are added to a graduation list. When features are added to the graduation list, evaluation of the features is discontinued, thereby reducing the performance and runtime costs associated with deploying features. Furthermore, engineers can consult the graduation list to identify features that are ready for graduation, thereby reducing the risk of premature flight graduation. Data associated with features is analyzed to map the features to corresponding flights. In this way, when an engineer identifies a feature for graduation, the engineer is able to identify the corresponding flight (or flights) from the mapping. Even when a feature is selected for graduation, the present systems provide additional safeguards to ensure that corresponding flights are not improperly or prematurely graduated, thereby preventing a subpar customer experience.