# Clever Abstractions

> The degree to which clever, non-obvious abstractions trade familiarity for surprise to the reader.

Record: `lex:clever-abstractions`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-clever-abstractions

## category

- [Schema / Canonical Data / Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/schema-canonical-data-semantics.md)

## referenced-by

- [Principle of Least Surprise](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/principle-of-least-surprise.md)