Not really an excuse but I expect writing a browser is an extremely intensive project and perhaps they were unprepared.
Navigating any code base that isn't your own adds it's own challenge on top.
So at this point I think it's a "deer in headlights" case with some "head in sand" thrown in.
Oh my god Lemmy is on FIRE and /c/memes is going wild. I haven't laughed this much in ages.