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Rust Macros Tutorial That Stops the Boilerplate: Revision history

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17 November 2025

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  • curprev 07:4007:40, 17 November 2025 PC talk contribs 8,919 bytes +8,919 Created page with "The struct definition spreads across 80 lines. Field by field, you type the same pattern: name, type, a derive attribute, a builder method, a validation check. Copy, paste, adjust. The code works but maintaining it feels like punishment. Change one field and suddenly you’re updating six different places, hoping you caught them all. We write boilerplate because we have to, but nobody actually enjoys maintaining code that’s 70% identical patterns with tiny variations...."