Why do so many mathematicians format code so poorly? [closed]
- by marcog
I have done a fair amount of programming together with mathematicians. Now I am even teaching some high school kids coming from a mathematics background how to program. Most of these people format their code so hideously it's hard to believe. I've even worked with and taught mathematicians who will fight the auto-indenter!
Why is this so common amongst mathematicians?
BTW, this is one reason I have started teaching Python. Yet still they find ways other than indentation to produce whacked coding styles!