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Codemaxxed – 350M+ LOC and a GitHub cease and desist

by jshchnz·Apr 17, 2026·5 points·2 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidBold BetRabbit Hole

GitHub sent a C&D — that's how well this satire lands.

Strengths
  • •350M+ lines auto-generated every 30 minutes via GitHub Actions pipeline
  • •CLI tool with --sanity flag controls ratio of meme variables to real code
  • •Cultural commentary with actual teeth — got GitHub's legal attention
Weaknesses
  • •Zero practical utility by design — pure novelty with no staying power
  • •Repo getting deleted means the whole project has an expiration date
Category
Other
Target Audience

Developers who care about engineering culture and metrics

Post Description

Built this code art project as a commentary on the recent wave of using LOC as a primary measure of engineering productivity

It's now up to 350M lines of useless (but hopefully funny) code, constantly growing using GitHub actions and https://github.com/jshchnz/codemaxxing

Unfortunately, GitHub has now sent me a notice to remove the repo within the next 14 days, so enjoy it while you can

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