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The 5-Letter Word That Will Save Your Bacon
How to instantly win any 'but what if we need it later?' argument
Matthias Miller
July 17, 2025
I was recently chatting with my friend Claude (the AI tool) about a project. It got overly complicated, so I pushed back.
“I don't want the flexibility unless we actually need it :-)”
It popped back the YAGNI principle.
You
Aren't
Gonna
Need
It!
The next time someone tries to overcomplicate something or upsell you on something you don’t need, just tell them...
According to the YAGNI principle… “No!”
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