Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 3rd January 2017

Dilbert//10125, first published nine years ago on Tuesday 3rd January 2017

Technical Debt

Tags

deadline, stress, pressure, coding, programmer, mistake, technology

Official transcript

Boss: Did you finish the software yet? Dilbert: No, I'm still paying off the technical debt from the last programmer you rushed. Boss: I don't know what that means. Dilbert: Well, that explains a lot.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU FINISH THE SOFTWARE YET?

NO, IM STILL PAYING OFF THE TECHNICAL DEBT FROM THE LAST PROGRAMMER YOU RUSHED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

WELL, THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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