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Well, more to the point - bugs / LOC is remarkably constant in real code across coding languages, so one of the best things you can do is reduce LOC.

• pkolaczk 7y ago
  You're missing the fact that the constant factor differs between languages. The density (bugs per LOC) of memory handling bugs is much different in Rust than in C.
  • rongenre 7y ago
    Nope. https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/185660/is-the-average-number-of-bugs-per-loc-the-same-for-different-programming-languag https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1856...
    • pkolaczk 7y ago
      The link you gave confirms what I've said here. > The quote is either wrong or outdated. In the second edition, it's on page 521: "Industry average experience is about 1 - 25 errors per 1000 lines of code for delivered software. The software has usually been developed using a hodgepodge of techniques. 1-25 is not a single number - it is a range.