“Let's not worry about what somebody reading the code tomorrow is going to think. Let's not worry about whether it's efficient. Let's not even worry about whether it will work. Let's just write the simplest thing that could possibly work.”
A Conversation with Ward Cunningham (2003), The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work
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Source: Disputed, The Essential Rumi (1995), Ch. 4 : Spring Giddiness, p. 46
“Or - perhaps - I should just worry about my own behavior and let others be who they are.”
“Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself..”
Source: Have a Little Faith: a True Story
A Conversation with Ward Cunningham (2003), To Plan or Not To Plan
Context: To worry about tomorrow is to detract from your work today. Time you spend thinking about tomorrow is time you're not spending thinking about what to do today. The place you leave in the code because you think you'll need it tomorrow, is actually a waste of time today — and a liability tomorrow. It does more harm than good.
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