> A common gripe is that much research is difficult to reproduce because the programs are not freely shared and/or written for non-portable environments.

This indeed is something which I've noticed and what my supervisors have made a great concern. That is, if I create hacks, I should also rigorously document how to reproduce the results. Luckily, much of this comes naturally during the paper writing process which reduces the amount of labor. Moreover, I think many times I end up learning something new or general inefficiencies in my working processes when writing documentation.

I guess I will know better later the year whether academia appreciates the results of my research. Though this far, I feel much of it is like selling in general, i.e., how you frame the results as a part of the bigger picture. And I guess the peer-review process is good in the sense that someone will call you out if you try to build a claim which is completely ludicrous.