I’m coming up to almost a decade of programming and have 100% bought into this mindset. Simple understandable code tends to be easier to change and delete. Abstractions and fancy features should have a high bar to introduce them. They can be useful, but is the cost worth it? Usually not, but sometimes it pays off 10x.

Perhaps if timelines for delivering software slows down this mindset will be less advantageous. But in today’s climate this ensures you have more time for design and testing.