Adding a new layer of indirection for the purpose of fixing the lack of knowledge of the developer is obfuscating the problem, encouraging Cargo cult programming, which is already a big problem in the software industry.

I understand that this post was aimed for a colleague of yours, but even for a colleague it would be much more helpful to focus on the solution for the problem and how to fix the root cause, instead of mentioning using another abstraction that encourages your colleague to depend on others to fix his or her lack of fundamental understanding on this specific topic.