Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th February 2013

Dilbert//8716, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 24th February 2013

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complaining computer programmers code mocking engineering tradition software project new engineer mock previous engineer engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert: Are you coming to the code mocking? Asok: The what? Dilbert: Code mocking is an engineering tradition. It happens whenever a software project is handed to a new engineer. The new engineer is required to mock the previous engineer's work in a public way. We spectators get to vote on whether the old code is killed or spared. Coworker: Ha ha! His code is hilariously inefficient! Ouch. Chest pain. Dilbert: Kill it! Kill it! Kill it! Coworker: Gaaa!! The code is offending my engineering sensibilities! It's killing me! Dilbert: I forgot to mention that sometimes the code wins.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ARE YOU COMING TO THE CODE MOCKING?

THE WHAT?

CODE MOCKING IS AN ENGINEERING TRADITION. IT HAPPENS WHENEVER A SOFTWARE PROJECT IS HANDED TO A NEW ENGINEER.

THE NEW ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MOCK THE PREVIOUS ENGINEER'S WORK IN A PUBLIC WAY.

WE SPECTATORS GET TO VOTE ON WHETHER THE OLD CODE IS KILLED OR SPARED HA HA! HIS CODE IS HILARIOUSLY INEFFICIENT!

OUCH.

CHEST PAIN.

KILL IT!

KILL IT!

KILL IT!

GAAA!!! THE CODE IS OFFENDING MY ENGINEERING SENSIBILITIES!

IT'S KILLING ME!

I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT SOMETIMES THE CODE WINS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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