Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 21st February 2017

Dilbert//10174, first published nine years ago on Tuesday 21st February 2017

Add Feature To Legacy System

Tags

legacy, development, change, obstinacy, engineers, stalemate

Official transcript

Man: Wally, I need you to add a feature to the legacy system while we wait for the new software to go live. Wally: My job is to prevent people such as you from adding features to our legacy system. Man: But it's my job to make you do it. Wally: One of us has a terrible job.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, I NEED YOU TO ADD A FEATURE TO THE LEGACY SYSTEM WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE NEW SOFTWARE TO GO LIVE.

MY JOB IS TO PREVENT PEOPLE SUCH AS YOU FROM ADDING FEATURES TO OUR LEGACY SYSTEM.

BUT IT'S MY JOB TO MAKE YOU DO IT.

ONE OF US HAS A TERRIBLE JOB.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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