Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th October 2016

Dilbert//10047, first published ten years ago on Monday 17th October 2016

New Website Developer

Tags

web, internet, site, development, code, time, deadline, coding, technology

Official transcript

Boss: Our website developer quit one week before the site was scheduled to be finished. But I hired a new one so we can finish on time. Dilbert: Apparently, you have never met a website developer before. Boss: So, you will be done in about a week, right? Developer: It will take me a month just to throw away the last guy's code.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR WEBSITE DEVELOPER QUIT ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SITE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED.

BUT I HIRED A NEW ONE SO WE CAN FINISH ON TIME.

APPARENTLY, YOU HAVE NEVER MET A WEBSITE DEVELOPER BEFORE.

SO, YOU WILL BE DONE IN ABOUT A WEEK, RIGHT?

IT WILL TAKE ME A MONTH JUST TO THROW AWAY THE LAST GUY'S CODE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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