It's not about the workflow - it's about the fact that things like compiling files, linking libraries, are kind of basic concepts.
For his prior apps (flash) he created objects using only a graphical interface (never wrote a single class), and the 'program' was a single 9000 line file where everything (all vars, functions, etc...) was in the global namespace with absolutely no organization, encapsulation, etc...
Anyhow, for someone who claims to have been programming for 10+ years, I'd expect some understanding of how the underlying technology works, how languages and compilers work, etc...
I mean, I like convenience as much as anyone (my Vim setup behaves like an IDE with code completion, automatic compiling, etc...), but knowing the command line is a good thing when the app you want to build involves a Unix-y server...
Look, "someone only using IDEs with windows" is nothing like what you just described. You gave us all the wrong facts in the initial comment. You've identified all the wrong facts as important.
Your fellow is abnormal to the extreme. That he's never met anyone in 10 years to tell him drag & dropping is not programming is one thing.
Making your description match a good proportion of C# developers or even Java developers just shows your irrational bias against types of programmer you obviously view as inferior.
The problem is not that he's using an IDE, the problem is he's not a programmer.
> That he's never met anyone in 10 years to tell him drag & dropping is not programming is one thing.
It's not drag and dropping, it's using a 'visual programming' tool that the environment encourages.
> The problem is not that he's using an IDE, the problem is he's not a programmer.
I wouldn't disagree, I like IDEs myself. I even use automatic completion in my word processor. The problem is that he never learned the basics.
> Bloody luddites clinging to their consoles.
It's funny how things always come full circle - search is the big thing now, everyone has an interface based on search. Windows 8, Linux, OSX, Android, iOS, everyone.
We enter http addresses into our browser, and search for things using (gasp) text, but using the command line makes one a luddite. Great logic that...
For his prior apps (flash) he created objects using only a graphical interface (never wrote a single class), and the 'program' was a single 9000 line file where everything (all vars, functions, etc...) was in the global namespace with absolutely no organization, encapsulation, etc...
Anyhow, for someone who claims to have been programming for 10+ years, I'd expect some understanding of how the underlying technology works, how languages and compilers work, etc...
I mean, I like convenience as much as anyone (my Vim setup behaves like an IDE with code completion, automatic compiling, etc...), but knowing the command line is a good thing when the app you want to build involves a Unix-y server...