YAGNI.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_aren’t_gonna_need_it

“You aren’t gonna need it“ (acronym: YAGNI) is a principle of extreme programming (XP) that states a programmer should not add functionality until deemed necessary. XP co-founder Ron Jeffries has written: “Always implement things when you actually need them, never when you just foresee that you need them.”^[ Other forms of the phrase include “You aren’t going to need it” and “You ain’t gonna need it”.

See also:

• If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
• KISS principle
• List of software development philosophies
• Minimum viable product
• MoSCoW Method
• Overengineering

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