> We most certainly can't say on average that adding a single line of code adds 0.01 units of value for Certainly there’s no simple F(num_lines_changed) value

> We most certainly can't say on average that adding a single line of code adds 0.01 units of value for Certainly there’s no simple F(num_lines_changed) value function. There are many other parameters. But to suggest, as many here somehow do, that lines of code touched is independent to effective development, is plain ludicrous.