Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 9th June 2010

Dilbert//7725, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 9th June 2010

Tags

meeting technical jargon lame condescending integration layer insult head business

Official transcript

Wally says, "This week I mapped our applications to our domains and defined the interface between our applications and our software environment."

Wally says, "Whatever you did this week probably seems lame compared to all of that."

Wally says, "The stuff I'm doing is way up here in what's called in the integration layer."

The Boss says, "What's he's been reading?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS WEEK I MAPPED OUR APPLICATIONS TO OUR DOMAINS AND DEFINED THE INTERFACE BETWEEN OUR APPLICATIONS AND OUR SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT.

WHATEVER YOU DID THIS WEEK PROBABLY SEEMS LAME COMPARED TO ALL OF THAT.

THE STUFF I'M DOING IS WAY UP HERE IN WHAT'S CALLED THE INTEGRATION LAYER.

WHAT'S HE BEEN READING?

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Integration Layer"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2010, features Dilbert, a well-known character created by Scott Adams, in a humorous scenario.

Panel 1:

• Dilbert is at a meeting with his boss and colleagues.
• He announces that he has mapped their applications to their domains and defined the interface between them and the software environment.
• The boss is skeptical, asking if this was done "lame compared to all of that."

Panel 2:

• Dilbert explains that he is working on the integration layer, which he believes is the most important part of the project.
• He asks his boss what he has been reading, implying that the boss is not up to date on the latest developments in the field.

Panel 3:

• The boss responds by asking Dilbert what he has been reading, suggesting that Dilbert is the one who is not familiar with the latest trends.
• The punchline of the joke is that Dilbert is trying to sound smart by using technical jargon, but his boss is not impressed.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the tendency for people to use technical terms to sound intelligent, even if they don't truly understand what they mean. It also highlights the importance of staying up to date with the latest developments in one's field.

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