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LOC for profitable solo dev projects?


Of course, lines of code can be used as a very poor measure for all kinds of things. However, I'm still curious: how many lines of code is your software project. I'm only looking for answers for projects where actual coding was involved, which are profitable, and where you are a solo developer. Maybe you could post the "SUM" value of running the "cloc" command, or something similar. If you feel comfortable, you might also mention the different programming languages you use for the project.

  👤 tobinfekkes Accepted Answer ✓
When using "cloc", I differentiate between my code and the /vendor folder. I exclude the vendor folder because it makes it look like my project is i.e. 250k lines of code, when actually, 30k is my code, and 220k is a few SDKs that get imported.

The 30k is almost all my code (apart from some employee contributions for specific projects), and is very profitable. Also, even if it wasn't, it's still just fun.

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Do you have anything specific in mind in terms of business models when you wrote "software project"?

e.g. suppose a small business owner brings me on as a contractor to add a booking form to their website, and i write or copy a small amount of glue code, and invoice the client for $X, would this count?