[pba]

Agreed, this code was probably written by a contractor rather than one of their mathematicians I'd imagine

[delinka]

Have you seen mathematicians write code? For a website? We hired a few (we're in the crypto business) and we don't let them near production code. Ever.

[sremani]

General observation, mathematicians excel at functional v. imperative, partially because so many functional concepts are grounded in mathematics/logic.