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> You never add abstractions until you can’t avoid them.

Whilst I accept that bad abstractions can really hold a codebase back, good abstractions and layering are what make code clean, understandable, and maintainable. I don't think we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.

What's important is having good designers who understand the domain and are able to judiciously select the "right abstractions" to apply at the "right time". Often this will mean people who have worked in a domain and made or experienced the consequences of mistakes previously.

Bad or inexperienced developers will write bad code. Good, experienced devs will do a little better. Don't let inexperienced devs design abstractions that you'll be stuck with for a while.