The 'Yoda Principle' argues that API commands and integration messages should express clear business intentions (e.g., ReserveProducts) rather than vague verification actions (e.g., VerifyProductExists). Using prefixes like Verify/Validate/Check leads to query-like commands that obscure real business intent, create chatty communication patterns, and leave systems vulnerable to race conditions. Commands should declare what you want done, not ask whether something is possible, with the handling module responsible for enforcing its own business rules and returning success, failure, or timeout events.
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