Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 25th August 2005

Dilbert//5976, first published 21 years ago on Thursday 25th August 2005

Tags

moving along until coding language changed methodlogy endless stairway sea submairne mc escher morale add features

Official transcript

The project was moving along well until management changed our coding language and methodology. "Now our timeline is represented by this M.C. Escher print of an endless stairway."

"This deep-sea submarine is looking for our morale."

"Would this be a bad time to add a few features?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE PROJECT WAS MOVING ALONG WELL UNTIL MANAGEMENT CHANGED OUR CODING LANGUAGE AND METHODOLOGY.

NOW OUR TIMELINE IS REPRESENTED BY THIS M.C. ESCHER PRINT OF AN ENDLESS STAIRWAY.

THIS DEEP - SEA SUBMARINE 1S LOOKING FOR OUR MORALE.

WOULD THIS BE A BAD TIME TO ADD A FEW FEATURES?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Endless Stairway"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic comments on office life, discussing a project timeline with his boss. The conversation begins with Dilbert expressing frustration that the project's timeline has changed multiple times due to changes in coding language and methodology. His boss responds by pointing to a print of an M.C. Escher print, which features an endless stairway, as a representation of the project's timeline.

Dilbert then asks if the deep-sea submarine would be a good time to add a few features, implying that the project is going nowhere and that adding more features would only make it more complicated. The boss responds by asking if this is a bad time to add features, suggesting that the project is already too complex and that adding more features would only make it worse.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of managing complex projects and the tendency for projects to become overly complicated over time.

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