In GIS, there's a saying "the map is not the terrain". It seems like HN is in a little SWE bubble, and needs to understand "the code is not the science".
In science, code is not an end in-and-of-itself. It is a tool for simulation, data reduction, calculation, etc. It is a way to test scientific ideas.
> how do you expect anyone with the right expertise to assess your findings
I would expect other experts in the field to write their own implementation of the scientific ideas expressed in a paper. If the idea has any merit, their implementations should produce similar results. Which is exactly what they would do if it were a physical experiment.
In science, code is not an end in-and-of-itself. It is a tool for simulation, data reduction, calculation, etc. It is a way to test scientific ideas.
> how do you expect anyone with the right expertise to assess your findings
I would expect other experts in the field to write their own implementation of the scientific ideas expressed in a paper. If the idea has any merit, their implementations should produce similar results. Which is exactly what they would do if it were a physical experiment.