I like the term 'code template' :) When I was writing 'code generation' in this meditation I was mostly thinking about tools like h2xs and Module::Starter - but 'code template' is more precise.

So how would you pin down the use case for C&P and code templates? When it is justifiable and when not? I am thinking about this because I've just released Catalyst::Example::InstantCRUD - which is a scaffolding a la Rails - i.e. code template. Is scaffolding something really useful or is it only a illusion of the beginning programmers - and it creates more problems than it solves?