From: davef@tsoft-inc.com   
      
   On 4/14/2025 1:06 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   > On 2025-04-14, Dave Froble  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> An example of a style I favor:   
   >>   
   >>          Stat% = SYS$QIOW(       ,                       !  Event flag &   
   >>                                  ListenCh% By Value,     !  VMS channel &   
   >>                                  IO$_SETCHAR By Value,   !  Operation &   
   >>                                  IOSB::Stat%,            !  I/O status   
   block &   
   >>                                  ,                       !  AST routine &   
   >>                                  ,                       !  AST parameter &   
   >>                                  ListenOpt::Protocol%,   !  P1 &   
   >>                                  ,                       !  P2 &   
   >>                                  ServerItemLst::Len%,    !  P3 - local   
   socket na^   
   >>                                  BackLog% By Value,      !  P4 - connection   
   back^   
   >>                                  SockOptItemList::Len%,  !  P5 - socket   
   options &   
   >>                                  )                       !  P6   
   >>   
   >> Ok, how many lines of code?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Exactly one line of code.   
   >   
   > Simon.   
   >   
      
   Indeed!  However, some utilities used to count lines of code might count more   
   than one.  So, the entire exercise should be considered subject to errors.   
      
   Perhaps looking at the size of object files, or executables, might be a better   
   measure?   
      
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