Lines of Code Are Back (And It's Worse Than Before) (www.thepragmaticcto.com)

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[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I feel this at my current gig. There are numerous dashboards that monitor PRs and LoC. And people that don’t juice numbers are given a stern warning.

I hate MBA dweebs and their need to measure ephemeral things.

this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2026

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