Totally agree with that. I much prefer updating configuration in readable and self documented yaml file (that can be versionned, sometimes generated, backupped, is repeatable, etc …) than navigating through a user interface. Basically in an Infrastructure as Code or Home Automation as code fashion rather than what is already doing google and apple for more basic home automation.
I can understand why some user likes a nice GUI for configuration and it’s true something has to be done to rationalize the architecture because configuration pieces start to be scatered all over the place.
I just wish we could have an option, like it was done for lovelace, to either manage everything in GUI or everything in yaml. Best of both worlds…