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1. vemv+XMj[view] [source] 2026-01-06 14:49:52
>>EGreg+(OP)
Most likely you are creating boilerplate at 20x/50x, as opposed to genuinely new concepts, mechanisms, etc.

To be fair, most web/mobile frameworks expect you to do that.

Ideally, codebases would grow by adding data (e.g. a json describing endpoints, UIs, etc), not repetitive code.

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2. heathr+gPk[view] [source] 2026-01-06 19:04:22
>>vemv+XMj
>> Ideally, codebases would grow by adding data (e.g. a json describing endpoints, UIs, etc), not repetitive code.

Be very careful with this approach. there are many ways it can go completely wrong. i've seen a codebase like this and it was a disaster to debug. because you can't set breakpoints in data. it was a disaster.

It may not look compact or elegant but I'd rather see debuggable and comprehensible boiler point even if it's repetitive rather than a mess

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