Your code is worthless

We must return to the fundamental truth The source code is not the product. The product is the Outcome the user achieves. The code is merely the expensive, high-maintenance machinery required to deliver that outcome. If you can deliver a $1,000,000 outcome with 10 lines of code, you are a hero. If you deliver that same outcome with 37,000 lines, you have just created a $1,000,000 liability.