It looks like you're mistaking "good programming" for "programming the same way I do". If a developer can test, that's a good fundamental skill. If they don't

It looks like you're mistaking "good programming" for "programming the same way I do". If a developer can test, that's a good fundamental skill. If they don't use a factory, that says nothing about their fundamentals – it's something you can easily tell someone who knows how to test to go learn & do once they're on the job.