It's still a substantial improvement to have known snapshots of the state of the code. It doesn't have to be in VCS, like you can roll it old school and save f

It's still a substantial improvement to have known snapshots of the state of the code. It doesn't have to be in VCS, like you can roll it old school and save full zips of the code base, but snapshots are a tangible benefit that VCS offers that does not hinge in the slightest upon well written commit messages.