Asking for a raise

Saw an article about this and it reminded me of other such things I've come across. Oft-repeated advice is to mention your accomplishments to the boss, the example always given is sales targets. Or number of customers. Or something equally easy to quantify.

What about us software folk? I certainly can't say that I wrote a million lines of code while the boss expected me to only write ten thousand - the boss would laugh in my face. Is there any quantity in a software guy's life that can be quoted as a justification for a raise?

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