Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th May 2004

Dilbert//5498, first published 22 years ago on Tuesday 4th May 2004

Tags

software faults ship date future development coulumn what to call stuff figuring

Official transcript

We still have too many software faults. We'll miss our ship date. "Move the list of faults to the 'future development' column and ship it."

"90% of this job is figuring out what to call stuff."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE STILL HAVE TOO MANY SOFTWARE FAULTS. WELL MISS OUR SHIP DATE.

MOVE THE LIST OF FAULTS TO THE *FUTURE DEVELOPMENT" COLUMN AND SHIP IT.

90% OF THIS JOB IS FIGURING OUT WHAT TO CALL STUFF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "90% of This Job is Figuring Out What to Call Stuff"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2004, features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, sitting at his desk, engaged in a conversation with a colleague.

• The colleague mentions that they still have too many software faults and will miss their ship date.
• Dilbert suggests moving the list of faults to the "Future Development" column and shipping it.
• The colleague responds by saying that 90% of this job is figuring out what to call stuff.

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of software development and the creative ways in which developers may try to manage their workload.

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