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A simple IDE assisted refactor could inflate your line count by a few thousands.

You can also just write a ton and not actually need it if you’re trying to game the system or if you’re inexperienced.

Commit count would be a little more accurate, but that also is just an analog for who saves the most. It doesn’t really tell you who made any impact with or without code.

Finally, a lot of senior work is just convincing other teams to allow you to do what you’re trying to do. Most code features are trivial to write, but a nightmare to get approved.