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Function Point (FP)	Line of Code (LOC)
Function Point metric is specification-based.	LOC metric is based on analogy.
Function Point metric is language independent.	LOC metric is dependent on language.
Function Point metric is user-oriented.	LOC metric is design-oriented.
Function Point metric is extendible to Line of Code.	It is changeable to FP (i.e. backfiring)
Function Point is used for data processing systems	LOC is used for calculating the size of the computer program
Function Point can be used to portray the project time	LOC is used for calculating and comparing the productivity of programmers.

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