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From: decot@hpisod2.cup.hp.com (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Re: WANTED: "C" code line counter program
Message-ID: <4400012@hpisod2.cup.hp.com>
Date: 25 Mar 91 20:38:01 GMT
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> >(GULP!) ~20 LOC/person/day. This was the number management
> >wanted to see, it made their day when we were able to give
> >them their little number. So it goes.
> 
> Management education is a part of a real programmer's job.
> 
> If you hand them a meaningless number, you do them and yourself a
> disservice -- even if they think they want it.

Ah, but they insist upon it, admitting all the while that it is indeed
meaningless but "better than nothing", and besides "my boss requires it".

Dave