Source lines of code

Source Lines of Code or SLOC is a way to count how many lines of code there are in a computer program.

Imagine that you wanted to make a cake. In order to make the cake, you would need a recipe. Writing a computer program is a bit like writing a recipe for the computer to follow.

Now imagine that you have written a recipe with many ingredients and steps. Each line of the recipe is like a line of code in a computer program.

So, to count the number of lines of code, you would need to count each individual line that tells the computer what to do. It's like counting each step in the cake recipe.

SLOC is used to keep track of how big the program is. The more lines of code a program has, the bigger and more complex the program can be.

But just like with cooking, sometimes you can make a program more efficient by removing unnecessary steps or combining lines of code. This is like simplifying a recipe by removing ingredients or simplifying the steps.

So, in summary, Source Lines of Code is a way to count how many lines of code there are in a computer program, so we can keep track of how big and complex the program is.