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Publishing the code isn’t a panacea. Someone still has to find the bug. It hopefully would make it easier to come to a consensus faster when there is a dispute. In practice I think ultimately there is little glamour and fruitfulness for exploration. What might be impactful is setting up prizes for papers to be disproven or corrected. Ultimately though we can produce, as a species, far more information than we could ever hope to verify.


I think there are quite some software engineers willing to take a look at the code to test/validate/fix interesting research proposals.

When the right amount of info is shared a lot of cooperation is possible and challenging for both I suppose.

The added value for both is learning the other skill. Gaining a broader knowledge to engage further in career and life.




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