Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th January 2005

Dilbert//5768, first published 21 years ago on Saturday 29th January 2005

Tags

broken promises scammers lies vendor salesman telling lies deadlines software few extras unfinished features engineering

Official transcript

We'll build your software with all the features you want plus a few extras. "Or maybe you'll start late and claim there's no way to do everything by the deadline."

"Then you'll say that the unfinished features aren't important and you're losing money on the deal."

"I can't hear you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WELL BUILD YOUR SOFTWARE WITH ALL THE FEATURES YOU WANT PLUS A FEW EXTRAS.

OR MAYBE YOU'LL START LATE AND CLAIM THERE'S NO WAY TO DO EVERYTHING BY THE DEADLINE.

THEN YOULL SAY THAT THE UNFINISHED FEATURES AREN'T IMPORTANT AND YOU'RE LOSING MONEY ON THE DEAL.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unfinished Features"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2005, revolves around a conversation between a software developer and a manager. The developer is tasked with building software with all the desired features, plus some extras, but with an unrealistic deadline. When the developer points out the impracticality of the deadline, the manager dismisses the concern, stating that the unfinished features are not crucial and will not affect the project's success. The developer expresses frustration at being ignored, highlighting the common issue of unrealistic expectations in software development projects.

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