# Beyond the black box

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.08472 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1604.08472/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 28 Apr 2016.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We describe the role the open-source software community plays in fixing bugs through a case study of a problem with integer determinant computations in SageMath.