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Exit zero is not evidence

Verify the scientific artifact, not just the process status.

Working notes

  • A successful stage reported completion while processing zero events.
  • An evaluator ran on a partially written file when existence was treated as completion.
  • Growing logs and active scheduler jobs do not prove scientific progress.
  • Validate output counts, completeness and meaning; include a failing control.

Source: course evidence synthesis, §2.7, §4. These are selected observations, not general performance guarantees.

Before the course

  • [TODO: select a compact worked example and its verification artifact.]
  • [TODO: rehearse the live walkthrough and prepare a fallback.]

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