Additionally, time pressure constraints often prevent refactoring and other code-minimizing opportunities. Usually, there isn't enough time given to paying down

Additionally, time pressure constraints often prevent refactoring and other code-minimizing opportunities. Usually, there isn't enough time given to paying down tech debt or refactoring swaths of code to allow for the overall reduction in line count while delivering new features. That reality, though, isn't always possible, and software will always trend towards larger line counts and more complexity.