[Python-Dev] YAGNI (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:12:32 -0500

+1 on "80%"

Three reasons: * "Explicit is better than implicit"

Yes.

* YAGNI is a falsehood when directed at someone who does need the feature, even though you're using the plural "you"

Yeah, the "you" is sort of generic.

* I can never remember what YAGNI stands for; it's not that common, even here on python-dev

But it will be. I can't stop using it. :-)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)