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Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by Wowfunhappy on Monday September 08, 2025 @07:47AM (#45167145)
Isn’t trying to remove boilerplate how we end up with situations like left-pad?

I actually think I like the idea that, maybe by handling my boilerplate over to AI we can be more comfortable with having boilerplate to begin with.

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Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by abathologist on Friday September 12, 2025 @04:28PM (#45226379)
> Isn’t trying to remove boilerplate how we end up with situations like left-pad?

No. That is a result of bad software engineer practices and stacks, not a symptom of proper abstraction.

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