Agreed. And, LOC has historically been one of the things we've collectively fought against management for how to evalute a "productive" developer!

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ButyTh0 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Why?

We should have gone the other way; generated a lot of code and demanded pay raises; look at the LOC I cranked out! Company is now in my debt!

If they weren't going to care enough as managers to learn and line go up is all that matters to them, make all lines go up = winning

You all think there's more to this than performative barter for coin to spend on food/shelter.

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embedding-shape 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Because not everyone is just out after earning the most money, some people also want to enjoy the workplace where they work. Personally, what the quality of the codebase and infrastructure is in matters a lot for how much you enjoy working in it, and I'd much rather work in a codebase I enjoy and earn half, than a codebase made by just jerking out as many LOC as possible and earn double.

Although this requires you to take pride in your profession and what you do.

	▲	ButyTh0 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		All of human agency must prop up the vanity of you. Of all people. Got it. ...ok fine; lack of political action to put us all on the hook for your healthcare is your choice to take a gamble on a paycheck. It's a choice to say your own existence is not owed the assurance of healthcare. So I will honor your choice and not care you exist.