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I appreciate this insight, makes you wonder, why even publish a paper if it only amounts to a vibe check? If it's just the code we need we can get that peer reviewed through other channels.


Because publications is the number that academics have to make go up.


This and the exposure. There are so many papers on arXiv now that people often look to conference or journal publication lists.


The number has clearly ceased its function, so what are we chasing?


Clout, funding, and employment I'd imagine?




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