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[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

If some stuff is trivial, then it is fast to do.

Unfortunately this is not true. That is why the word "boilerplate" exists.

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[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That's what deterministic code generators are there for. Or macros/metaprogramming.

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[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

Which is... not trivial?

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[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago

The code generator in my LSP at least is just a few keystrokes away. That's pretty trivial I'd say. The other things maybe less so, yes.

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