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More code should be released, but code is dependent on the people or environment that run it. When I release buggy code I will almost always have to spend time supporting others in how to run it. This is not what you want to do in Proof of concept to prove an idea.

I am not published but I have implemented a number of papers to code, it works fine (hashing, protocols and search mostly). I have also used code dumps to test something directly. I think I spend less time on code dumps, and if I fail I give up easier. That is the danger you start blaming the tools instead of how good you have understood the ideas.

I agree with you that more code should be released.. It is not a solution for good science though.