[appplication]

LoC isn’t a super helpful metric so I think the better question is why is the headline using it. I can say I’ve personally created about 200k LoC code in the last 5 years and most of that has some value. But it really doesn’t say might about how much value or really anything else meaningful.

[InsideOutSanta]

They're probably mentioning the size of the code base as an indicator for how difficult it is for an LLM to understand where and how to make changes.