Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 11th February 2017

Dilbert//10164, first published nine years ago on Saturday 11th February 2017

Estimating Software Completion

Tags

estimate, deadline, questioning, delay, prediction

Official transcript

Boss: When will the next version of the software be done? Dilbert: That's like asking me to estimate how long it takes a salamander to evolve into a horse. Boss: So... what should I tell our CEO? Dilbert: Try the salamander analogy. It worked on you.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHEN WILL THE NEXT VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE BE DONE?

THAT'S LIKE ASKING ME TO ESTIMATE HOW LONG IT TAKES A SALAMANDER TO EVOLVE INTO A HORSE.

SO..

WHAT SHOULD I TELL OUR CEO?

TRY THE SALAMANDER ANALOGY.

IT WORKED ON YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Salamander Analogy"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt and lanyard, engaged in a conversation with a colleague. The colleague asks when the next version of the software will be done, to which Dilbert responds that it's like asking how long it takes a salamander to evolve into a horse.

The colleague is perplexed and asks Dilbert to explain the salamander analogy. Dilbert responds that it worked on the CEO, implying that he has successfully used this analogy to convince the CEO of the complexity of the software development process.

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, particularly in a corporate setting. It pokes fun at the tendency for executives to oversimplify complex issues and the creative ways that developers might try to convey their message.

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