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The most common reason I've heard for not releasing the code is "because it's ugly". And truth to be told, many researchers do code horribly.
by plopilop 7y ago
The most common reason I've heard for not releasing the code is "because it's ugly". And truth to be told, many researchers do code horribly.
- dmos62 7y agoReproducability vs petty appearances. It's not a beauty contest.
- anarchodev 7y agoThis is indeed the most commonly cited reason, but as others have pointed out it’s not a good one, and I’ll posit it’s not the real one either. The real reason is nobody in the lab has any idea if it works or ever worked most of the time.