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[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

They were designing functionality that contained directory trees and didn't understand directory trees. How is it my responsibility that this person is not qualified to do their own job?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

If they designed a directory tree without knowing what a directory tree is, it sounds like they know what a directory tree is, they just don't know the word, and you can't explain the word properly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

They didn't "design a directory tree" either. They were designing screens for a thing that sits on top of a directory tree, and they didn't understand the underlying concept.

It was likely because they're used to the abstraction that iPhones and iPads provide, where the underlying directory structures are largely hidden from users.