On: Lessons learned porting 50k loc from Java to Go

[sathishvj]

One of the most interesting parts for me was the time taken - 601 hours for about 50k loc. That could be a starting point estimate for other projects.

[archagon → sathishvj]

I’d say that’s not nearly enough time to write 50k loc from scratch! (Unless I’m horribly slow and no one is telling me.) Porting is a very different kind of work from feature development, since you already know the inputs and outputs of your system.