Re: Lines of code per day?

Lines of code doesn't really have much bearing these days, at least as far
as I'm concerned.

ie:

rc = generateInvoice(thePONumber);

is one line of code. But the lines of code behind generateInvoice() could
be thousands.

We also implement a lot of code that is open source, packaged, etc.

But I do work with shops where this may apply. :) RPGIII style code
copied and pasted from program to program to program. *shudder* Does
copying count as writing lines of code? :)

Bradley V. Stone
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:13 AM Thomas Garvey <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've searched the archives and haven't found anything on this subject.
Has anyone ever done a study or published anything on a standard number
of lines of code per day, for mid-range programmers?
Anyone ever evaluated this for hiring or retention purposes?

I know the old saw from the Mythical Man Month about ten lines of tested
code per day (for any language on any platform), but that can't be true
anymore, right?
So, I thought I'd start a firestorm here on the subject. Any thoughts?
--

Best Regards,

Thomas Garvey


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