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by kylebgorman 4428 days ago
Yes, we should ignore library code LOC as there's no associated cognitive/maintenance overhead, which is what we are really trying to count. I have happily used (C)Python for a decade without peaking at the source. Same goes for, say, math.h
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Interesting opinion.

The "overhead" I'm concerned with is based in hardware, not my own creativity.