I think a 100-1,000 line program is roughly equivalent to a small "feature" in a new product, so I think it's a pretty good metric. Think in terms of the budge

I think a 100-1,000 line program is roughly equivalent to a small "feature" in a new product, so I think it's a pretty good metric. Think in terms of the budget of whatever you're building - the python guys delivered in a quarter of the time it will take the Java guys. It's all about solving lots of small problems quickly, imho.