YAGNI Slang

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

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  1. Informal use of the idea that you aren't going to need a speculative feature or abstraction yet. In engineering slang, invoking YAGNI is a way to cut imagined future requirements back to today's evidence.

    In plain English: Casual jargon for not building something speculative before there is evidence it is needed.

    Example: "They dropped the plugin system after a quick YAGNI slang check showed exactly zero current users needed extension points."

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