I, for instance, loathe the prescription that the names of .NET interfaces begin with "I". This is because I realized that once you understand the difference between a “class” and a “type”, then it becomes obvious that everything is an interface (abstraction is just naming things). But, the .NET style guide hinders that understanding since it enjoins you to focus on the little things (classes and interfaces) instead of the big things (types)[1].

So, “code snobbery” is about figuring out what you really want, and then creating cognitive affordances (or eliminating cognitive hinderances) with respect to that.

[1] This is especially apparent when you consider how interfaces and classes are defined in F#.