For business applications take a look at "function points". It is not perfect but it may help you. Some people use LoC without comments or blank lines. In gen

For business applications take a look at "function points". It is not perfect but it may help you. Some people use LoC without comments or blank lines. In general these measures can be useful indicators but have to be taken with a grain of salt. Also take a look at this Martin Fowler's article http://martinfowler.com/bliki/CannotMeasureProductivity.html http://martinfowler.com/bliki/CannotMeasureProductivity.html