Re: Lines of code per day?

[B Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lines of code doesn't really have much bearing these days, at least as far
as I'm concerned.

ie:

rc = generateInvoice(thePONumber);

is one line of code.  But the lines of code behind generateInvoice() could
be thousands.

We also implement a lot of code that is open source, packaged, etc.

But I do work with shops where this may apply.  :)  RPGIII style code
copied and pasted from program to program to program. *shudder*  Does
copying count as writing lines of code?  :)

Bradley V. Stone
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 9:13 AM Thomas Garvey <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've searched the archives and haven't found anything on this subject.
> Has anyone ever done a study or published anything on a standard number
> of lines of code per day, for mid-range programmers?
> Anyone ever evaluated this for hiring or retention purposes?
>
> I know the old saw from the Mythical Man Month about ten lines of tested
> code per day (for any language on any platform), but that can't be true
> anymore, right?
> So, I thought I'd start a firestorm here on the subject. Any thoughts?
> --
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Thomas Garvey
>
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