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Re:Why is modern web development so complicated? by benbristow on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @05:08PM (#20639108)
"am I gonna use it once and forget it?"

Isn't the saying, YAGNI (You're not gonna need it)?

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Re:Why is modern web development so complicated? by Izkata on Thursday August 08, 2019 @06:25PM (#20649502)
YAGNI is meant for a "this could maybe be useful" scope-creep feature, that seems simple to add but doesn't have a reason to exist.

(Aside, flip the contraction to get the acronym - "you aren't gonna need it")

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