I understand the philosophy behind your deed. Plain stupidity might be an exaggeration but it's kind of like paying $6 for a bag of apples to assure they're go

I understand the philosophy behind your deed. Plain stupidity might be an exaggeration but it's kind of like paying $6 for a bag of apples to assure they're good enough for you even though the price is only $4. Bottom line, it was unnecessary. It eliminated some of the risk but with the 'top notch developer', as you call him, it's unnecessary. As I said, people tend to get very comfortable and I've seen people put in much less effort when they're paid more.