It's funny that other programmers feel the same way. I've never discussed it with other developers much, but I also derive a degree of satisfaction when refacto

It's funny that other programmers feel the same way. I've never discussed it with other developers much, but I also derive a degree of satisfaction when refactoring if I leave the code with fewer lines than it had originally. I'd say I'd enjoy deleting 200 lines to adding 200. It's like sitting down in a freshly cleaned room once you finally get your chores out of the way.