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		BlueHotDog2 56 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Writing code is cheap now its funny how we're back again measuring lines of code as the sole indicator for cost/quality etc

simonw 56 days ago [–]

See my list of characteristics of "good code" half way down the article for my thoughts on quality that go way beyond lines of code produced.

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