Code "size" is readily measurable, and it's really easy for people to try to turn their "I like X because reasons!" argument into an empirical-looking "X is bet

Code "size" is readily measurable, and it's really easy for people to try to turn their "I like X because reasons!" argument into an empirical-looking "X is better because numbers!" one by citing it. See also people who pore over "hello world" benchmarks, etc.