Sorry I wasn’t clear; I meant to use JavaScript as an example where it isn’t manual. Despite it being easy to use, I find I inevitably wind up requiring a lot

Sorry I wasn’t clear; I meant to use JavaScript as an example where it isn’t manual. Despite it being easy to use, I find I inevitably wind up requiring a lot of ceremony and effort to ensure it’s safe. I’m not a huge fan of automatic serialization in that it appears to work fine when sometimes it shouldn’t/won’t. I agree that it’s a lot of effort though. I guess the question is if you want the effort up front or later on. I prefer up front, I guess.