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Re:Why do we call it “boilerplate code?” by rjmunro on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:33AM (#33611346)
> Assuming that 70s or 80s programmers knew anything about printing presses is tenuous.

I don't think that's the case at all. Lots of work was done computerising newsrooms in that period.

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Re:Why do we call it “boilerplate code?” by kgwgk on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:06PM (#33611875)
I find more likely that the programming "boilerplate" comes from the legal "boilerplate".
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