Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th March 2008

Dilbert//6910, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 16th March 2008

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archaic sayings bite the hand cost of measuring direct deposit measuring incorrectly rock carving software development web design wise sayings

Official transcript

"My management philosophy is 'measure' twice, cut once.'"

"That only makes sense in a narrow, and generally archaic, set of conditions."

"In software development, the item being cut, metaphorically speaking, is often plentiful and inexpensive."

"In many cases, the cost of measuring incorrectly is low compared to th time wasted doing two measurements before every action."

"You philosophy is better suited for rock carving than web design."

"Do you have any wise sayings that involve churning your own butter, or putting saddles on dinosaurs?"

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

"I have direct deposit."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY IS "MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE." THAT ONLY MAKES SENSE IN A NARROW, AND GENERALLY ARCHAIC, SET OF CONDITIONS.

IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, THE ITEM BEING CUT.

METAPHOR ICALLY SPEAKING, IS OFTEN PLENTIFUL AND INEXPENSIVE IN MANY CASES, THE COST OF MEASURING INCORRECTLY IS LOW COMPARED TO THE TIME WASTED DOING TWO MEASUREMENTS BEFORE EVERY ACTION.

YOUR PHILOSOPHY IS BETTER SUITED FOR ROCK CARVING THAN WEB DESIGN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY WISE SAYINGS THAT INVOLVE CHURNING YOUR OWN BUTTER, OR PUTTING SADDLES ON DINOSAURS?

DONT BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU.

I HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT.

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