On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:23:51 -0400 Henry Schaffer <[email protected]> wrote:

:>On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 3:19 AM, Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]
:>> wrote:
.
:>> To me it is quite logical that the verification should involve the verifier
:>> writing their own program. If the same program is used then the same
:>> results
:>> would be expected.

:>  Logical, but is it feasible? I doubt that I would review a paper for a
:>journal if it meant having to spend a year, or even a month,
:>writing/debugging/testing my own version.

If the person cannot write the program from the algorithm, how can he possibly
review someone else's implementation of it?

:>> Obviously the formulas used should be disclosed for peer review.

:>  Yes.

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