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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 2nd October 2017

Dilbert//10397, first published nine years ago on Monday 2nd October 2017

Software Is Never Finished


Tags

managers, deadline, guidance, lying


Official transcript

Boss: Is the software finished? Dilbert: Software is never finished. Boss: Did you fix all of the bugs? Dilbert: There's no way to know. Boss: I can't manage you if you don't learn to lie. Dilbert: Okay, the software will be perfect in 2.3 days.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

IS THE SOFTWARE FINISHED?

SOFTWARE IS NEVER FINISHED.

DID YOU FIX ALL OF THE BUGS?

THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW.

I CANT MANAGE YOU IF YOU DON T LEARN TO LIE.

OKAY, THE SOFTWARE WILL BE PERFECT IN 2.3 DAYS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "The Software is Never Finished".

The comic strip consists of three panels. The first panel shows Dilbert sitting at his desk, asking a woman if the software is finished. She replies that it is never finished. The second panel shows a man sitting at a desk with a bug screen in front of him, asking if he fixed all of the bugs. The third panel shows Dilbert saying that he can't manage him if he doesn't learn to lie, and the woman responding that the software will be perfect in 2.3 days.

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