But "lines of code written" is a hollow metric to prove utility. Code literacy is more effective than code illiteracy.
Lines of natural language vs discrete code is a kind of preference. Code is exact which makes it harder to recall and master. But it provides information density.
> by just knuckling down and learning how to do the work?
This is the key for me. What work? If it's the years of learning and practice toward proficiency to "know it when you see it" then I agree.
But "lines of code written" is a hollow metric to prove utility. Code literacy is more effective than code illiteracy.
Lines of natural language vs discrete code is a kind of preference. Code is exact which makes it harder to recall and master. But it provides information density.
> by just knuckling down and learning how to do the work?
This is the key for me. What work? If it's the years of learning and practice toward proficiency to "know it when you see it" then I agree.