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[–] 87 points 6 days ago (10 children)

I mentioned this last time this was posted, but linux only has around 20 million lines of code. It's funny how people always seem to overestimate the size.

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  • [–] 54 points 6 days ago (5 children)

    300 trillion lines you say!?!?

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  • [–] 21 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    SMH with some serious management we could double that number of lines in mere months.

    (Do I have to put the / ?)

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  • [+] -8 points 6 days ago*

    SMH with some serious management we could double that number of lines in mere months.

    But why? "Bigger is better" is realy just bullshit here. If the code has a good quality, going for quantity just for the sake of it is just plane stupid.

    (Do I have to put the / ?)

    On Lemmy? Hell yes.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 days ago* (1 child)

    You seem to underestimate how much 20 million loc is.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago

    The difference in size between billions and 20 million is actually about the same order of magnitude as the difference between linux and my largest personal project (~100x).

    Of course, "only 20 million lines" is a ridiculous statement taken out of context.

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