Meanwhile, we have now added 4 lines of code for every line of code still remaining in

This means that on average, every single line of production code has been touched four times. Written once, then updated three more times. And yeah, some lines of course many more times than average, and some less so.

Graph showing lines of code added per lines of code still present. In curl. Over time. Reaching above 4 in early 2026.
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