Well, more to the point - bugs / LOC is remarkably constant in real code across coding languages, so one of the best things you can do is reduce LOC.
> The quote is either wrong or outdated. In the second edition, it's on page 521: "Industry average experience is about 1 - 25 errors per 1000 lines of code for delivered software. The software has usually been developed using a hodgepodge of techniques.
1-25 is not a single number - it is a range.