But I think this may be evidence for the argument that scientists should be paired with research software engineers who take the science codes and turn them int

But I think this may be evidence for the argument that scientists should be paired with research software engineers who take the science codes and turn them into usuable libraries. Scientists don't necessarily need to produce codes that others use, simply ideas that can be translated into useful libraries. Certainly some scientists can do this themselves, but not all can nor should be expected to.