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This is definitely a problem. I'm trying to write a paper now (in applied math), and there's no way I can fit the true details of the implementation into the pa
by fburnaby 17y ago
This is definitely a problem. I'm trying to write a paper now (in applied math), and there's no way I can fit the true details of the implementation into the paper (there's just too much detail in the implementation!). While I can skim over some of the less relevant details in order to get the 'gist' across, it seems ridiculous to me that no-one will ever be reading my code! At least for rigor's sake.
This brings up other interesting questions too, actually: Should I be going out of my way to make my code readily available via a website in spite of publication norms? Are the supposed benefits to the scientific community significant (I'm in a field where the minority of researchers can read the code at all)? What are potential costs and benefits to me, as someone attempting to establish themselves in the field? I can imagine this sort of action improving or deteriorating my credibility as perceived by others.