[usrbinbash]

> Also, with how far AI code helpers have come, boilerplate is even less of an issue.

Couldn't agree more.

With how far on-the-fly code generation powered by LLMs has gotten, the oh-so-dreaded "boilerplate" has become an absolute non-issue, especialy in straightforward, explicit languages with little magic like Go, which naturally lend themselves to this kind of code generation.

Best of both worlds: Explicit instructions and less "magic at a distance", and productivity by getting things done fast.

[hurril]

The problem with boilerplate was never in creating it fast enough. It's with maintaining it. Does the AI help you with that too?

[usrbinbash]

a) Yes it can

b) Pretty much by definition, boilerplate written against the standard library of the language, rarely, if ever, requires maintenance. Not sure we talk about the same thing here when using the word "boilerplate", so perhaps you want to clarify?