I don't think so:

> Back in 2015 I was suspicious of abstractions and big on tests and version control. Code seemed awash in bad abstractions, while tests and versions seemed like the key advances of the 2000s.

> In effect I stopped thinking about version control. Giving up tests and versions, I ended up with a much better program.

> Version control kept me attached to the past. Both were counter-productive. It took a major reorientation to let go of them.