Re: Lines of code per day?

[Chris Pando <chris.pando@xxxxxxxxx>]

We don't reward the person who designs the heaviest airplane; lines of code
is meaningless. Or, as Ken Thompson said, one of my most productive days
was thrwing away 1,000 lines of code.

On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 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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