scc

scc (Succinct Code Counter) 3.7.0, published by Ben Boyter, is a command-line utility designed for ultra-fast enumeration of source-code metrics across more than 150 programming languages. Positioned in the Developer-Analysis category, the tool parses entire codebases to report lines of code, blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines while simultaneously computing cyclomatic-like complexity scores and COCOMO effort estimates. Its algorithm is optimized for speed on modern multi-core hardware, making it suitable for continuous-integration pipelines that need instant feedback on project size and maintainability, for due-diligence audits where rapid inventory of legacy repositories is required, and for educators who want to illustrate differences in verbosity among languages. The five released versions (including the current 3.7.0) have progressively added language grammars, improved accuracy for nested comments, and introduced JSON, CSV, and HTML export formats so that resulting metrics can feed directly into dashboards or billing systems. Unlike cloc, sloccount, or tokei, scc unifies line counting, complexity analysis, and cost prediction in a single self-contained binary with no runtime dependencies, offering unique DRYness statistics that highlight duplicated code fragments. The intentionally short name speeds shell invocation, and the optional long form “Succinct Code Counter” satisfies those who prefer descriptive terms. The software is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

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