Yes, many do release code, and it is a great thing! But not everyone's research is represented by code (even within CS). Sometimes research also depends on da

Yes, many do release code, and it is a great thing! But not everyone's research is represented by code (even within CS). Sometimes research also depends on data that cannot be shared publicly, obscure user interfaces, commercial libraries, includes yet to be published work, etc. In those cases, pushing out without the dependecies may also give the impression of poor research, because it appears to be broken.