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A famous computer entrepreneur had this† to say about the usefulness of the LOC metric: “Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircr

• gwu78 13y ago
  Thank you. But that computer entrepreneur's products do not interest me. In fact they have cost me countless hours of wasted time. Another "computer entrepreneur" I know writes terse code. His company is on that db list. I'm not sure he has anything to say on the matter of LOC. He keeps his programs small and simple. As far as I'm concerned, that speaks for itself. And, if having the world's largest investment banks as loyal clients is any indication, his code is high quality. Anyway, I consider the code high quality. Now, I cannot prove that LOC is related to quality, but I know several programmers whose software I like very much who have a keen appreciation for brevity. Keeping things small and simple tells me something about the mind of the programmer. Not to mention is saves me time: less to read. I like things small and simple. Perhaps not all 'computer entrepreneurs' agree when it comes to software aesthetics.
  • cynwoody 13y ago
    Based on that quote and my understanding of aeronautical engineering, I would say Mr Bill agrees with you. Even if, as you imply, he has been less than successful in achieving the goal.