Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th January 2006

Dilbert//6133, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 29th January 2006

Official transcript

"I'll need to know your requirements before I start to design the software."

"First of all, what are you trying to accomplish?"

"I'm trying to make you design my software."

"I mean what are you trying to accomplish with the software?"

"I won't know what I can accomplish until you tell me what the software can do."

"Try to get this concept through your thick skull: The software can do whatever I design it to do!"

"Can you design it to tell you my requirements?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ILL NEED TO KNOW YOUR REQUIREMENTS BEFORE I START TO DESIGN THE SOFTWARE.

FIRST OF ALL, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH?

I'M TRYING TO MAKE YOU DESIGN MY SOFTWARE.

I MEAN WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE SOFTWARE?

I WON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN ACCOMPLISH UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHAT THE SOFTWARE CAN DO.

TRY TO GET THIS CONCEPT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL: THE SOFTWARE CAN DO WHATEVER I DESIGN IT TO DO!

CAN YOU DESIGN IT TO TELL YOU MY REQUIREMENTS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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