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Re:Developer accidentally deletes 3 months of work with Visu... by majewsky on Friday August 18, 2017 @05:34AM (#15044768)
> This is a professional.

He might know how to write code, but obliviousness towards source control (and backups, for that matter) is a HUGE indicator of him not being a professional.

Re:Developer accidentally deletes 3 months of work with Visu... by ehnto on Friday August 18, 2017 @08:33AM (#15045537)
I would agree. User friendliness isn't a bad goal for any piece of software, but there is a certain level of knowledge we can expect from a professional. Knowledge of their chosen tooling is one of them I feel.
Re:Developer accidentally deletes 3 months of work with Visu... by majewsky on Friday August 18, 2017 @11:14AM (#15046899)
It's not even knowledge of tooling, it's knowledge of practices. How would you feel about an electrician who doesn't properly ground the circuit he's about to work on? That's how I feel about a programmer who doesn't take backups of his code in short intervals (which is a big part of what VCSs do).
Re:Developer accidentally deletes 3 months of work with Visu... by Boothroid on Friday August 18, 2017 @05:45AM (#15044811)
Yep. Also a quick search of his name reveals a bunch of Quora responses some of which are a bit disturbing. That's not terribly professional either.