Lines of Code

Comments focus on counting, estimating, and debating the number of lines of code (LOC) in various software projects, often expressing surprise at how small or large the codebases are compared to expectations.

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Sample Comments

Bengalilol Mar 6, 2025 View on HN

3'000+ lines of code <- this seems pretty low

everdev Nov 25, 2017 View on HN

Where's the 20 lines of code? The code base is small, but looks like hundreds of lines, not dozens.

posnet Mar 27, 2017 View on HN

Wow, it's only 8000 lines of code.

4ad Sep 16, 2015 View on HN

So, how many lines of code does it have?

MuffinFlavored Jan 2, 2023 View on HN

for anybody who doesn't want to click, it's 6400+ lines of code

jkot Jun 20, 2016 View on HN

1 billion lines of code, that is why.

DigitalJack Nov 16, 2017 View on HN

it's 20 million lines of code.

kklisura Jan 20, 2026 View on HN

Err... for me: that's shockingly small amount of code. I don't think there's over 5k of LOC there.

efilife Sep 6, 2024 View on HN

> It's only 127 lines of codeIt's not, a lot of this are comments. It's around 99 LOC

vodou Dec 24, 2025 View on HN

Almost 16000 lines in a single source code file. I find this both admirable and unsettling.