[yclge]

"Strive to optimize for less code, and the minimum level of abstraction."

That should be the appropriate level of abstraction. The appropriate level of abstraction being that which requires the least code to implement and least effort to reason about.

[marktangotango]

I think "appropriate" is highly subjective. The problem is developers seeking to impress their peers with over abstraction of trivial things. I personally think "minimal" is more "enforcable" ie easier to convey in a code review comment for example. Again, imo.