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To: Pink Minion who wrote (21508)	11/17/1998 1:37:00 PM
From: Keith Hankin	Respond to of 24154

I always rewrite my systems twice. The first time is really just to understand the problem. The second time it is to consider support and future changes. To find objects that can be reused over and over. The number of lines of code goes down considerable after the second version. If I was paid by the number of lines of code that I wrote, sometimes I would owe the company money, because I redesigned something, eliminating lots of excess lines of code.

To: Pink Minion who wrote (21508)	11/17/1998 4:31:00 PM
From: Charles Hughes	Respond to of 24154

>>>Just to iterate. Counting lines of code is the worst way to count productivity or worse yet, judging complexity of a system. I always rewrite my systems twice. The first time is really just to understand the problem. The second time it is to consider support and future changes. To find objects that can be reused over and over. The number of lines of code goes down considerable after the second version. <<< Right on. I bet I spend at least 20% of a typical project in activities that reduce total lines of code, both during design but also at the end, by rewriting. Metric that.