+1 on the last paragraph: Predictability means the code follows a pattern, not that it is boilerplate. Some amount of predictable code is necessary just to spel

+1 on the last paragraph: Predictability means the code follows a pattern, not that it is boilerplate. Some amount of predictable code is necessary just to spell out what the code does, so that even someone unfamiliar with the pattern can simply read and understand it.