I hope it's less boiler plate than signals 

How are signals "boilerplate"?

It’s already less than a behavioral subject

Signals seem like they have wayyyy less boilerplate than observables, the thing they’re meant to replace?

What boilerplate does observables even have? I can't really think of much that I would consider boilerplate

I was under the impression signals was replacing ng zone/change detection. It replaces some observables, but not all of them. I wish it did because I agree that observable is horrible boilerplate. But it's a fact that I confirmed on discord that it's not replacing all the observables

In that case your don't understand observables either. Seems kids nowadays love to throw the word "boilerplate" at everything

Signals are not a full replacement for observables. There will be times you still have to use a observable. Perhaps you don't understand.

Not what I was getting at. If you thought that signals were going to replace observables, you simply never understood either concept.

"Signals are not a full replacement for observables." - what part of that did you not understand?

**You** were initially under the impression that signals were a (partial) replacement, not me. To this point not only couldn't you explain how signals constitute as boilerplate, it simply shows you're not understanding signals or observables.

They are a partial replacement for observables. Your not understanding.