Lines of code is not an absolute metric for quality but it is a good rule of thumb (unless raw speed us the characteristic you are optimizing for.) Less code me

Lines of code is not an absolute metric for quality but it is a good rule of thumb (unless raw speed us the characteristic you are optimizing for.) Less code means the program or routine will be easier to read and understand and have fewer places for bugs to hide. Of course, this means lines of code in the syntax and standard libraries of the language: a program that calls a third-party library should be viewed as one that counts the lines in this library as well.