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> attempting to accommodate flexibility that won't be needed This sums up my issue with the current fashion in software development.
by jnordwick 10y ago
> attempting to accommodate flexibility that won't be needed
This sums up my issue with the current fashion in software development.
- evgen 10y agoUntil you actually do need the flexibility and then you are hosed. People who design protocols with some degree of flexibility have usually learned this lesson the hard way. To quote Kennedy quoting Chesterton: don't take down a fence until you know why it was put up.