The cost YAGNI was never about

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Author: kiyanwang

Date: 6/28/2026

Article Summary:

Kent Beck explains that the principle of YAGNI (You Ain't Gonna Need It) is not about saving effort, but rather about the cost of speculative structure and the value of waiting for the right information to build the right structure.