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Backfiring converts function points to lines of code using published language gearing factors, which vary by more than an order of magnitude: about 320 lines per function point in assembly versus 24 in Python. That spread is the quantified case for higher-level languages, since effort models driven by SLOC then produce proportionally smaller estimates.
Backfiring
SLOC = function points x language gearing factor; physical lines = SLOC / (1 - comment and blank share)
They are averages with wide variance, useful for early estimates and cross-language comparison but not for contractual commitments.
No. Counting generated or vendored code inflates size without reflecting effort, and it distorts every derived metric including defect density.