Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 23rd February 1996

Dilbert//2505, first published thirty years ago on Friday 23rd February 1996

Tags

software under contract methodology village meetings juggle elbonians slam out code go roller skating pig animals engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert perches on a rock using a laptop. He says to two Elbonians, "Before I accept the software you wrote under contract, tell me what development methodology you use."

One Elbonian says, "We hold village meetings to boast of our skills and curse the devil-spawned end-users."

The other Elbonian adds, "Sometimes we juggle."

The first Elbonian continues, "At the last minute we slam out some code and go roller skating."

Dilbert says, "I would find this humorous if not for the pig on my back."

A pig clings to Dilbert lovingly.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BEFORE I ACCEPT THE SOFTWARE YOU WROTE UNDER CONTRACT, TELL ME WHAT DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY YOU USE.

WE HOLD VILLAGE MEETINGS TO BOAST OF OUR SKILLS AND CURSE THE DEVIL-SPAWNED END- USERS.

SOMETIMES WE JUGGLE.

AT THE LAST MINUTE WE SLAM OUT SOME CODE AND I WOULD FIND GO ROLLER THIS HUMOROUS SKATING.

IF NOT FOR THE PIG ON MY BACK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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