Grafana dashboards can greatly benefit from being configured as code, a concept explored in a FOSDEM 2020 talk by Malcolm Holmes and Julien Pivotto. They introduced Grafonnet, a Jsonnet library, as an efficient tool for generating and managing Grafana dashboards through code, allowing for consistent and scalable dashboard creation. The talk highlighted the challenges of maintaining numerous dashboards with varying user preferences and emphasized the advantages of using dashboards as code to ensure uniformity and easy updates. Jsonnet, a JSON superset, was showcased for its ability to simplify JSON generation with advanced features like functions, patches, and imports, enabling collaborative and flexible dashboard management. Additionally, Holmes and Pivotto demonstrated the creation of reusable dashboards and panels, underscoring the potential for widespread code reuse across teams. Looking to the future, there are discussions on expanding Grafana's capabilities with native Jsonnet functionality to further integrate dashboards with existing code and version control systems, enhancing collaboration and deployment efficiency.