Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 30th September 1994

Dilbert//1994, first published 32 years ago on Friday 30th September 1994

Tags

after every typo point and click poorly documented commands reboot interface

Official transcript

"We could design the product with a simple point - and - click interface..."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE COULD DESIGN THE PRODUCT WITH A SIMPLE POINT-AND-CLICK INTERFACE..

OR WE COULD REQUIRE THE USER TO CHOOSE AMONG THOUSANDS OF POORLY DOCUMENTED COMMANDS, EACH OF WHICH MUST BE TYPED EXACTLY RIGHT ON THE FIRST TRY.

BEAR IN MIND, WELL NEVER MEET A CUSTOMER OURSELVES.

MAKE IT SO THEY HAVE TO REBOOT AFTER EVERY TYPO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Tyranny of Choice"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1994, depicts a conversation between a manager and an employee in a corporate setting. The manager proposes designing a product with a simple point-and-click interface, but the employee suggests that this would require the user to choose among thousands of poorly documented commands, each of which must be typed exactly right on the first try. The manager responds by saying that they will never meet a customer who meets this requirement, and that they should make it so that they have to reboot after every typo. The employee is surprised by this suggestion, and the manager's response implies that the company values the user's experience over the complexity of the product. The comic strip highlights the tension between usability and technical complexity in product design.

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