Design Patterns · Middle · Question 67 of 75

What is "speculative generality"?

✓Correct answer: Abstractions, parameters and hooks added "in case we need them later" that nothing uses
2Guessing types instead of declaring them
3Running experiments in production

Explanation

Unused flexibility costs reading and maintenance time. Add it when a real second use case appears (YAGNI).

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