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I estimate the FB app is ~3 MLoC of Objective-C++. I wrote Pascal programs as a kid that were 10KLoC. LoC is a terrible metric because it's not the size that

I estimate the FB app is ~3 MLoC of Objective-C++. I wrote Pascal programs as a kid that were 10KLoC. LoC is a terrible metric because it's not the size that matters, but how it's used. Smaller that does more is more secure, less buggy, and more nimble inherently. Edit: A small amount of code can be unique, powerful, and took a great deal of art and skill to arrive at.

hermitcrab 4y ago
Obligatory Bill Gates quote: “Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.” However it does have the benefit of being relatively easy to measure.