Features of Lines of Code (LOC)
- Change Tracking: Variations in LOC as time passes can be tracked to analyze the growth or reduction of a codebase, providing insights into project progress.
- Limited Representation of Complexity: Despite LOC provides a general idea of code size, it does not accurately depict code complexity. It is possible for two programs having the same LOC to be incredibly complex.
- Ease of Computation: LOC is an easy measure to obtain because it is easy to calculate and takes little time.
- Easy to Understand: The idea of expressing code size in terms of lines is one that stakeholders, even those who are not technically inclined, can easily understand.
Lines of Code (LOC) in Software Engineering
A line of code (LOC) is any line of text in a code that is not a comment or blank line, and also header lines, in any case of the number of statements or fragments of statements on the line. LOC consists of all lines containing the declaration of any variable, and executable and non-executable statements.
Table of Content
- Features of Lines of Code (LOC)
- Advantages of Lines of Code (LOC)
- Disadvantages of Lines of Code (LOC)
As Lines of Code (LOC) only counts the volume of code, you can only use it to compare or estimate projects that use the same language and are coded using the same coding standards.
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