Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th May 2017

Dilbert//10270, first published nine years ago on Sunday 28th May 2017

Tags

thinking, ideas

Official transcript

Man: I can't figure out what is wrong with my code. Dilbert: Try rubber ducking it. Man: What? Dilbert: Rubber ducking is when you solve your coding problem by explaining it to a toy rubber duck. When you explain a problem to someone else, it forces you to look at it from new angles. Man: I can't tell if that is a brilliant idea or a practical joke. Dilbert: Ask your boss. Man: Okay, is rubber ducking a brilliant idea or a practical joke. Boss: It's a brilliant idea. I get most of my management ideas by talking to an imaginary rhesus monkey. Dilbert: I think you muddied the waters there a little bit.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CODE.

TRY RUBBER DUCKING IT.

WHAT?

RUBBER DUCKING IS WHEN YOU SOLVE YOUR CODING PROBLEM BY EXPLAINING IT TO A TOY RUBBER DUCK.

WHEN YOU EXPLAIN A PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE, IT FORCES YOU TO LOOK AT IT FROM NEW ANGLES.

I CAN'T TELL IF THAT IS A BRILLIANT IDEA OR A PRACTICAL JOKE.

ASK YOUR BOSS.

OKAY. IS RUBBER DUCKING A BRILLIANT IDEA OR A PRACTICAL JOKE?

IT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA. I GET MOST OF MY MANAGEMENT IDEAS BY TALKING TO AN IMAGINARY RHESUS MONKEY.

I THINK YOU MUDDIED THE WATERS THERE A LITTLE BIT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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