The problem with YAGNI as a development slogan is that it can be too broadly applied. I think a better wording might be, "don't increase complexity writing cod

The problem with YAGNI as a development slogan is that it can be too broadly applied. I think a better wording might be, "don't increase complexity writing code you may not need". The issue is usually not the presence of additional code. Rather, it's making design decisions based on requirements that may never in fact come to bear.