That's a good strategy – but you have to be confident enough that when the right abstraction emerges, you will be able to squeeze necessary refactoring in betwe

That's a good strategy – but you have to be confident enough that when the right abstraction emerges, you will be able to squeeze necessary refactoring in between of other tasks that need to be done. It's ready to do when you're a team lead or a solo developer, but when someone else has technical leadership, you won't be able to do this without their support.