> Maths people are not renowned for their ability to write readable or maintainable code. I think it's because in that circle of heavy math coding, there are a

> Maths people are not renowned for their ability to write readable or maintainable code. I think it's because in that circle of heavy math coding, there are a different set of well-understood abstractions and shortcuts. It's no different than saying front-end web developers are not writing readable code because they use $(...) instead of elementMatchingSelector(...) or use functions like xhr() instead of xmlHTTPrequest(). Node.js developers don't think twice about the mechanics of callbacks nor to Erlang developers have any mental block about async message semantics. Each field has a lingo that has evolved over time, and those who have been in a field for longer tend to make more shortcuts because they are manipulating a concept for the 100th time and are well versed in it.