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		pjc50 on Nov 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: -2000 Lines of Code (2004) It doesn't specify whether _he_ wrote the 4kloc first .. Negative LOC is not uncommon in maintenance work; things become obsolete or better solutions are invented.

Olumde on Nov 5, 2022 | [–]

Steve Balmer on IBMs obsession with KLOCS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHI7RTKhlz0

pencilguin on Nov 5, 2022 | [–]

He did. Or anyway the first version. Possibly other people dirtied it after.

Izkata on Nov 6, 2022 | [–]

Doesn't really matter either way, article indicates the report the -2000 was put on was from a restricted time range.

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