"value":"\n <p>An interesting exercise is to run a tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/AlDanial\/cloc\">cloc<\/a> to count the number of lines in your application.<\/p>\n\n<p>It counts the number of files and lines within them, as well as how many lines are blank, comments or code.<\/p>\n\n<p>It's a metric that I like to check occasionally as I like to keep codebases lean and with the minimum amount of code.<\/p>\n\n<p>I don't like to have features that aren't used or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverdavies.uk\/daily\/2025\/02\/16\/pre-optimise\">pre-optimised code<\/a> for use cases that may not happen.<\/p>\n\n<p>The more code there is in your application, the problems you could encounter.<\/p>\n\n<p>There are more places for bugs and issues to hide.<\/p>\n\n<p>Keeping the amount of code to a minimum makes it quicker and easier to write, review and release as well as fix any bugs that are found in the future.<\/p>\n\n ",
"processed":"\n <p>An interesting exercise is to run a tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/AlDanial\/cloc\">cloc<\/a> to count the number of lines in your application.<\/p>\n\n<p>It counts the number of files and lines within them, as well as how many lines are blank, comments or code.<\/p>\n\n<p>It's a metric that I like to check occasionally as I like to keep codebases lean and with the minimum amount of code.<\/p>\n\n<p>I don't like to have features that aren't used or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverdavies.uk\/daily\/2025\/02\/16\/pre-optimise\">pre-optimised code<\/a> for use cases that may not happen.<\/p>\n\n<p>The more code there is in your application, the problems you could encounter.<\/p>\n\n<p>There are more places for bugs and issues to hide.<\/p>\n\n<p>Keeping the amount of code to a minimum makes it quicker and easier to write, review and release as well as fix any bugs that are found in the future.<\/p>\n\n ",