Don't spend time on unnecessary things. Meet Yagni, a principle that helps you to keep your time and resources productive. YAGNI stands for "You Aren't Gonna Need It" it is one of the Extreme Programming principles, which specifies that if you are a developer you should NOT add extra features until they are not needed.

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YAGNI, which stands for 'You Aren't Gonna Need It', is a principle in software engineering that advises against adding unnecessary features until they are needed. It promotes productivity by avoiding code bloat and ensuring the project remains manageable, maintainable, and easy to understand. The principle emphasizes decision-making based on facts rather than assumptions and balances the need to foresee future requirements without overcomplicating the system. YAGNI helps to minimize different costs such as building, delay, carrying, and repair costs.

YAGNI: The engineering principle that tells you "Don't do it! Save time for the future"

<p>Problem is the balance… Usually the features/designs meant for maintainability are the first on the business side chopping block.</p>


<p>99% of the time I heard “we don’t need it” or “this will never be added” that will actually become mandatory. And the code is always unmaintainable because in this case doesn’t respect the open-close principle. The YAGNI is a principle for bad coding.</p>
