The falling lines of code - used to represent the Matrix itself - has remained mysterious since the film's release in 1999, but the secret behind the actual symbols is quite mundane.

[Michal Zalewski], for instance, has made a beautiful Tetris clone in just 1000 lines of C, without using anyone else’s code.

But millions of lines of code, or even hundreds of thousands, aren’t necessary for building a fully functioning operating system. This one sets up a complete OS in exactly 2000 lines of code.

How Much Were You Really Paying Attention This Year? One set of things that are a big part of The Matrix are the numerous lines of green code that fall from the sky during the titles.

The Matrix’s iconic title sequences are made up of falling “digital rain”, which, upon closer inspection, was actually thousands of lines of binary code. Until now, I always assumed this ...

Using lines of code to measure effort and developer productivity often feels like something that would be another good example for this article.

The Lines of Code That Changed Everything Apollo 11, the JPEG, the first pop-up ad, and 33 other bits of software that have transformed our world.

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How many lines of code does it take to get to the center of Gale Crater? NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars this week, to the great relief – and joy – of many. Now, of course ...