Simon Willison • 3/11/2026

Quoting John Carmack

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This blog post shares a quote from legendary programmer John Carmack, cautioning against over-engineering software for hypothetical future requirements. It's part of a software engineering blog discussing development principles and is tagged with relevant topics like YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It).

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Quoting John Carmack

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