Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yagni

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yag-ni
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of you ain't gonna need it, the principle that software developers should not add functionality to software until it is required.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of YAGNI.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does yagni mean?: Acronym of you ain't gonna need it, the principle that software developers should not add functionality to software until it is required.

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