I've sent this to him -- he's about 1/4 of the way through and thoroughly enjoying it.
This is a very fun read that's worth leafing through
<First guy> June 3, 2015 at 10:12 am I think software developers like to impress people with how many lines of code they can write.
<Second guy> June 3, 2015 at 3:31 pm That is not true. A good day is when you leave the office with more powerful software, but fewer lines of code.
<First guy> June 4, 2015 at 4:31 am So why is software always getting bigger ? Is it because the marketing people want to add new features all the time ? Does this even apply to free software like browsers and email clients ?
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Personally, I like writing less code, or reducing code to less code. Less to think about.
No coding at all required.
The more I get involved in open source the more I think most code bloat is due to people needing their egos validated by getting a commit into a project, regardless of whether the commit is all that useful or not.
I then spent the next year cutting huge chunks of crap out of a C++ application that I had inherited.
Was a most satisfying experience.