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As someone making a career in academia, I recognize both pros and cons here, but I think that the pros far outweigh the cons. Essentially, I think the question is one of identity - do you want your reputation to be "This investigator is the kind of person who's code is always available"? I know that as I evaluate job applications, funding proposals, or papers, I weigh this reputation highly, and consider the opposite "This investigator is the kind of person that hesitates to share their code" to be a big red flag.

BUT, I have definitely encountered the situation where I read a paper, then looked at the associated code, and found that the exciting result was entirely because of a bug. The reputation, "This investigator is someone who does shoddy, error-prone work" is probably the worst possible one.




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