[mettamage]

How I explain why LoC is a bad metric to non-techsavvy people.

3 +

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3 = 45

And so is 3 * 15.

[VectorLock]

I once had to work with some outsourced developers who would do "something(); something(); something();..." rather than "for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) something();" when instructed to repeat something X times.

[ascar]

It's called loop unrolling and improves performance by eliminating loop control overhead and reducing branch mispredictions. Maybe they had a compiler background :)? /s

[ktpsns]

If they had, they would know that virtually any compiler can do this on his own.

I also know these examples and I know the people who are writing them. "Copy & Paste" coding is just more convenient for them instead of writing a loop, fizzling with brackets, indation or whatever. They don't produce high entropy code.

[downerending]

You joke, but I've seen code almost exactly like this in commercial software.

[jeen02]

No way, you're telling me 153 is the same as 315? :O

[mettamage]

Yep, it's commutative.