Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 8th September 1992

Dilbert//1242, first published 34 years ago on Tuesday 8th September 1992

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dilbert programming sissy icons zeros sometimes entire database program letter

Official transcript

An older man, Dilbert and Wally sit at the lunch table. The man says, "When I started programming, we didn't have any of these sissy 'icons' and 'windows.'"

The man continues, "All we had were zeros and ones - and sometimes we didn't even have ones."

The man continues, "I wrote an entire database program using only zeros."

Dilbert asks, "You had zeros? We had to use the letter 'O.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHEN I STARTED PROGRAMMING, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THESE SISSY "ICONS" AND "WINDOWS." ALL WE HAD WERE ZEROS AND ONES -- AND SOMETIMES WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ONES.

I WROTE AN ENTIRE DATABASE PROGRAM USING ONLY ZEROS.

YOU HAD ZEROS? WE HAD TO USE THE LETTER "O."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Zeroes and Ones"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a group of programmers discussing their lack of "sissy icons" and "windows" in their programming.
• One programmer boasts about writing an entire database program using only zeroes.
• The other programmers are skeptical, and one asks if the programmer had to use the letter "O" to represent zeroes.
• The programmer responds affirmatively, leading to a humorous exchange about the limitations of using only zeroes in programming.

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