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by Jason Watkins.
Original Post: Every line of code is a liability
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Code is a static promise made against changing requirements in a dynamic world.
Every line is a liability. This implies you should both minimize how much code you write, but also be supremely thoughtful in what you do wright.
My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as “lines produced” but as “lines spent”: the current conventional wisdom is so foolish as to book that count on the wrong side of the ledger.