Correct me if I'm wrong, but for entire large codebases, isn't this normal? Perfectly normal for large codebases. You can have a low LOC that leverages only w

Correct me if I'm wrong, but for entire large codebases, isn't this normal? Perfectly normal for large codebases. You can have a low LOC that leverages only well known platforms, libraries and frameworks but you'll get a pretty cookie-cutter product. You can choose to do something technologically novel, but expect to pay for it in LOC.