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You Ain't Gonna Need It
In software engineering, YAGNI, short for 'You Ain't Gonna Need It', is a reminder for programmers that one should never add functionality until it is necessary. The temptation to write code that is not necessary at the moment, but is perceived to be necessary in the future, has some overlooked disadvantages:
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