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I generally prefer code generation. I don't see why it is "error prone" any more than anything else is. In fact, it means that errors aren't concealed in two levels of abstraction which can make them much harder to debug. Also, with generated code, you can add a build step to work around short comings or bugs in the generator where as you otherwise have no choice to live with it.

The "annoying" part I do get -- it's obviously nicer to have instant feedback than being forced to rebuild things -- so for things where you iterate a lot, that does weigh in the other direction.