1982 (pre-ANSI C!), without any audio library or hardware driver to handle things for you, so 20,000 lines of code encompasses the whole audio stack. With that

1982 (pre-ANSI C!), without any audio library or hardware driver to handle things for you, so 20,000 lines of code encompasses the whole audio stack. With that in mind, the 140-char snippet at the end is an unfair comparison, since that leverages a sophisticated and mature audio stack provided by the OS and Supercollider.