>>a trivial amount of (configuration) code
It’s not a matter of perspective given the target audience. Developers don’t think that doing something in “x lines of code” means configuration files.
It’s intentionally misleading, and that fact that you double down on it after it’s mentioned reflects on the company.
I’m not saying it an easy distinction to draw, in fact often it’s incredibly difficult and that’s why marketing claims have such wide legal latitude.
It’s just that in this case, given the foreseeable audience interpretation, and given the audience is known to have a penchant for unvarnished, straight talk about technology, it’s not a good decision for your company.
Startups come out of the gate attempting climbing mount everest. Given the difficultly, unforced tactical errors really need to be avoided, and corrected when pointed out.
