Lines of code is probably the wrong term for me to use. Since it's bogus. (Depends on how much the language provides, libraries, etc and doesn't necessarily cap

Lines of code is probably the wrong term for me to use. Since it's bogus. (Depends on how much the language provides, libraries, etc and doesn't necessarily capture program complexity). A more accurate term would be "Required programming effort". Would you agree that it would take a similar amount of effort for a proficient PHP programmer to write HN, as a proficient Lisp programmer etc? FWIW, I have just looked at the source and IMHO I'd expect it to be extremely similar in PHP/other languages.