Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 11th August 2010

Dilbert//7788, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 11th August 2010

Tags

test product fail fake data

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "We added a new performance test, but learned that the test itself is flawed."

The Boss says, "Now our product fails our own tests and our customers are asking to see the test results."

Dilbert says, "Do I have permission to fake the test data?"

The Boss says, "I didn't even know data can be real."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE ADDED A NEW PERFORMANCE TEST, BUT LEARNED THAT THE TEST ITSELF IS FLAWED.

NOW OUR PRODUCT FAILS OUR OWN TESTS AND OUR CUSTOMERS ARE ASKING TO SEE THE TEST RESULTS.

DO I HAVE PERMISSION TO FAKE THE TEST DATA?

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW DATA CAN BE REAL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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