@article{surprisalguidedselectioncomputeoptimalte,
  title = {Surprisal-Guided Selection: Compute-Optimal Test-Time Strategies for Execution-Grounded Code Generation},
  author = {Jarrod Barnes},
  year = {2026},
  eprint = {2602.07670},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.07670},
}