I find this philosophy depressing in the long run. If the first concern that pops to mind whenever you need to add a feature or change something is "how can I do this in the least amount of code", you'll be depressed when comes the time to code something that simply inherently takes a huge amount of code to tackle. You'll be less likely to make that big refactoring that would greatly enhance the consistency of your codebase and facilitate further developments.
As it is, my codebase is a place I spend most of my life in, so I like to keep the place tidy and know where everything is. I want to feel at home in my home.
I find this philosophy depressing in the long run. If the first concern that pops to mind whenever you need to add a feature or change something is "how can I do this in the least amount of code", you'll be depressed when comes the time to code something that simply inherently takes a huge amount of code to tackle. You'll be less likely to make that big refactoring that would greatly enhance the consistency of your codebase and facilitate further developments.
As it is, my codebase is a place I spend most of my life in, so I like to keep the place tidy and know where everything is. I want to feel at home in my home.