Yagni¶
Fowler, M. (2015). Yagni. martinfowler.com.
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- Architecture Decision Record with Future-Option Cost
- Its strength is that it puts a number on the most seductive second-system move — building for an imagined future — and thereby operationalizes the discipline that architects otherwise only preach: you aren't gonna need it.
This sourceDefines YAGNI as avoiding functionality until it is actually needed and details the costs of building presumptive features early.
- Its strength is that it puts a number on the most seductive second-system move — building for an imagined future — and thereby operationalizes the discipline that architects otherwise only preach: you aren't gonna need it.
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