"Excessive" abstraction is a misnomer. I can practically guarantee you that whatever level of abstraction we're working at today, we'll be working several layer

"Excessive" abstraction is a misnomer. I can practically guarantee you that whatever level of abstraction we're working at today, we'll be working several layers deeper ten years from now. Arguing that, e.g., generics are "excessive" abstraction when we're already dozens of layers away from manipulating transistor voltages is bordering on the absurd. The issue people should be fighting against isn't excessive abstraction, since the only way to do so is to counterproductively inhibit abstraction in the general sense. We as an industry should focus on how to develop good abstractions while avoiding bad ones. Not that I have any particular insights on how to approach that problem. I'm just convinced that avoiding abstractions at all is throwing the baby, bathtub, and entire bathroom out with the bathwater.