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Use when deciding whether a theoretical-computer-science result belongs at FOCS (IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science) — testing foundations-level significance, weighing the April deadline against sibling theory venues like STOC, SODA, CCC, ITCS, or CRYPTO, and applying the CFP's broaden-the-reach clause.

When to use

• deciding if a TCS result belongs at FOCS
• testing foundations-level significance
• weighing April deadline against STOC, SODA, CCC, ITCS, CRYPTO
• applying the CFP's broaden-the-reach clause
• routing across the theory ecosystem
• timing logic from the FOCS seat
• identifying common misroutes
• quick self-diagnosis

When not to use

• disguised benchmark papers where the strongest section is an evaluation

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