Had to share some results from my coding project! Super excited about this result. Running latest SlopCode Benchmark https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1119375594984050779/1543604373601656932/Screenshot_From_2026-08-30_08-51-11.png?ex=6a957919&is=6a942799&hm=defd68293d9816f13b686bb93703c63f15c73521399ff1f92a1d624ceaeebd15&

what is this measuring?

From the SlopCode benchmark set Verbosity — "how much of this code is padding" A ratio: flagged lines ÷ total lines. Lines get flagged for being duplicated, single-use functions, trivial wrappers that just forward a call, unused variables. Lower is better. 0.529 means roughly half the lines tripped one of those checks. Erosion — "is the code rotting as requirements change" Meant to capture degradation under sustained change — dead branches, redundant structure accumulating as you patch. Lower is better.

Any thoughts on how you want to tackle verbosity?

Yep. the tldr; version: Most humans underestimate the steps required in writing code by several orders of magnitude. Verbosity is a requirement to handle the reasoning needed to build code properly. Ergo "verbosity" will drop as a "lower is better" requirement.