The Best Devs Write the Least Code - Casey Muratori

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Casey Muratori argues that lines of code (LOC) is actually a useful inverse productivity metric: the fewer lines needed to ship the same features, the better. High LOC correlates with more bugs, slower performance, and harder maintenance because machine code output scales with source code size. Developers who write the least code while delivering the same functionality are the most productive.

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