Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 21st September 2000

Dilbert//4177, first published 26 years ago on Thursday 21st September 2000

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current version making changes slap forehead test software major changes

Official transcript

The Boss asks Dilbert, "Can you test the software today?"

Dilbert answers, "No. I'm making major changes Tuesday."

The Boss replies, "You could test the current version."

Dilbert slaps his forehead exasperated at the Boss' response. The Boss looks at Dilbert and says to himself, "I wish people wouldn't slap their foreheads and say 'Aye-yi-yi-yi' every time I talk."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU TEST THE SOFTWARE TODAY?

NO, I'M MAKING MAJOR CHANGES TUESDAY.

YOU COULD TEST THE CURRENT VERSION.

I WISH PEOPLE WOULDN'T SLAP THEIR FOREHEADS AND SAY "AYE-YI- YI-YI" EVERY TIME I TALK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Testing the Software"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a black mustache and a gray suit, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who asks if he can test the software today. Dilbert responds that he is making major changes on Tuesday, but his colleague insists that he test the current version. Dilbert reluctantly agrees and begins testing the software.

However, his colleague interrupts him, saying that people wouldn't slap their foreheads and say "Aye-yi-yi" every time he talks. This comment suggests that Dilbert's testing process is going slowly or is not yielding the desired results.

Overall, the comic strip humorously portrays the challenges of software testing and the frustrations that can arise when dealing with technical issues.

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