Even in a foreign language, the base idea had/has been passed along...
In my case, I often think aloud if it would not be profitable to have a "general use code module" to hold.... wait for it.... wait for it... General Use Code Snippets!
But then, If I was to add a code with a few dozens snippets, only to use one or two, it would be cumbersome...
I would pick up on your "Dream" and suggest a special folder, where we could place code snippets in text form, that could be picked up by the IDE and placed at cursor position...