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Old 15-10-2009, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Coen View Post
.... Nevertheless short of every person using the simulation reading every line of code making it up, understanding it and so forth then a level of black-box abstraction is essential. Still if the simulation in question does not give expected results in simple test cases then warning flags will be raised.

It also comes back to levels of documentation available especially with regards to the assumptions made, nature of the inputs required and the nature of the underlying model(s)/mathematics.

Ultimately the "market" is "self-regulated" (peer review etc) so the adage "buyer beware" applies.
Sorry, missed your last post as I was doing mine at that time.
Thanks for your view. I'd agree entirely.

Rob
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