[Python-Dev] YAGNI

2002年3月22日 12:56:40 -0500

On Fri, Mar 22, 2002, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>> Why isn't that YAGNI? To me it feels like this is YAGNI for most
> users; we're designing a library module here, not a Zope component.
>> I'd be happy to find a different principle with a catchy name (maybe
> the 80% principle or KISS are better) but I still think your use case
> is pretty unusual.

+1 on "80%"
Three reasons:
* "Explicit is better than implicit"
* YAGNI is a falsehood when directed at someone who does need the
feature, even though you're using the plural "you"
* I can never remember what YAGNI stands for; it's not that common, even
here on python-dev
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