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"If someone has worked as a software engineer for more than 6 months, that someone already knows how to "use IDEs" and version control." Are you serious? I'm
by mgkimsal 13y ago
"If someone has worked as a software engineer for more than 6 months, that someone already knows how to "use IDEs" and version control."
Are you serious? I'm continually saddened by how many software people I run in to that do not know either one. FTP and Notepad++ are their 'tools of choice', and that's it.
- nawitus 13y agoYes, I'm serious. Apparently I only work with and know developers that use basic tools.
- mgkimsal 13y agoThat very well may be the case. About half the developers I know are using modern tooling (version control, IDEs, virtual machines images, testing tools, etc). The other half are very much in the 'ftp/notepad++' or maybe 'sublime text' camp. Trying to convince people that they should be using version control even if they're the only developer on a project is usually like swimming through molasses.
- ninkendo 13y agoWhy are you and others lumping IDE's in with the rest of "modern tooling"? And what do they have to do with version control? Or virtual machines? I use vim very much by choice. I'm not ignorant to what IDEs are and do, but I choose vim instead. I use version control. I use virtualization (with Vagrantfile for getting my development environment up) and I write tests with good coverage. But because I use vim I get lumped in with people who never use version control?