Re: So....restore from backup
Rule 3 - never lets Devs have access to stuff. Like small children, they *will* break stuff..
In a controlled environment this is good. If the Dev breaks something before the users do, it can be patched to prevent anyone else from doing the same. My unofficial CV has 'breaking things' as a skill, which dates back to using BASIC at school and being unable to resist entering '6' when asked to enter a number from 1 to 5, just to see what happened.