mechsin

I don't quiet see it as just refusing to add the wrong features either. While that is defiantly part of it the article states not to add something "unless you need it right now, and need it badly". That seems like quite a high threshold in our minds sometimes but it really isn't. I think it just points to needing to think about what you’re adding and how you’re adding before you just go and do it. Stuff like do I really have to do this with a tall stack of if statements and check each case or is there a better way or what happens if I modify this class method, etc. As pointed out the advice to move from 2,000 to 20,000 is thoughtful classes and proper packaging. Those are what most would consider just BBP but if you’re a novice who’s major experience is writing script type things you don't normal consider things like how is your process going to fit into a over arching frame work and even if you do you many not have the raw experience necessary to let you see the shape your project is going to take in the future.