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Recently I came across this tweet from 2015 that sparked some interesting replies on how to manage knowledge in software development. You can read the entire conversation on Twitter. [More...]

0 - YAGNI Before we even write the first line of code, remember that not doing something at all is occasionally a valid option. The YAGNI principle may be applied to various aspects of software development projects. Can we use an existing library for Task X? Was feature Y really part of the specification provided by the stakeholders? Did we use market research to figure out if product Z we are about to create provides any meaningful value for the target audience? [More...]