[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 282 comments (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz@pythoncraft.com
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00🔞40 -0500

On Tue, Mar 26, 2002, Greg Ewing wrote:

Jim> It can't be YAGNI if there is a need. Maybe the term should be MPAGNI (Most People AGNI) or MOTTYAGNI (Most Of The Time YAGNI).

Which takes us right back to my +1 on "80%".

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