>Lines of code are irrelevant compared to readability They aren't irrelevant. LoC has influence on readability. Try reading a terse book versus a more condense

>Lines of code are irrelevant compared to readability They aren't irrelevant. LoC has influence on readability. Try reading a terse book versus a more condensed book if you don't agree. It's neither as easy as "make it as short as possible" nor "just write as elaborate as possible".