I saw that too. No idea why.
Dan can code, no one disputes that, and he had a few from the Bitshares team that he dragged over. Doesn't make him not an idiot who lost his keys and pulled out the steemit magic wand magic ninja sword for a "do over".
Ned can not code. Maybe a spreadsheet with columns. Maybe.
RE: Steem Consensus Witness Statement: Code Updated