Wet Principle vs YAGNI

Developers should apply the Wet Principle when working on projects where requirements are evolving rapidly or when the cost of premature abstraction (e meets developers should apply yagni to avoid over-engineering and maintain focus on delivering immediate value, particularly in agile or iterative environments like scrum or kanban. Here's our take.

Wet Principle

Nice Pick

Developers should apply the Wet Principle when working on projects where requirements are evolving rapidly or when the cost of premature abstraction (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: dry-principle, refactoring

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

YAGNI

Developers should apply YAGNI to avoid over-engineering and maintain focus on delivering immediate value, particularly in agile or iterative environments like Scrum or Kanban

Pros

• It is crucial for preventing technical debt, simplifying codebases, and improving maintainability, as seen in practices like test-driven development (TDD) and lean software development
• Related to: agile-methodology, test-driven-development

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Wet Principle if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use YAGNI if: You prioritize it is crucial for preventing technical debt, simplifying codebases, and improving maintainability, as seen in practices like test-driven development (tdd) and lean software development over what Wet Principle offers.

The Bottom Line

Wet Principle wins

Developers should apply the Wet Principle when working on projects where requirements are evolving rapidly or when the cost of premature abstraction (e