alganet parent
Most of my time as a programmer is not spent typing.
Do you like typing that boilerplate though?
Of course not. I don't like boilerplate code _at all_.
I worked with Java for a couple of years. Lots of boilerplate required. The IDE handled them just fine. I never felt I needed something smarter in order to write verbose stuff.
My style is completely different though. Whenever I can, I will choose languages and technologies that don't require boilerplate.
https://wiki.c2.com/?BoilerPlateCode
However, this is deviating from the subject (look at the original post again). We're not talking about dumb, automated boilerplate code. The discussion is much deeper, drawing parallels with tone in translations. We're obviously talking about non-boilerplate.