(I posted this originally at http://insomniaccoder.tumblr.com/post/229899519/dilbert-comic-strip-for-11-01-2009-from-the , reposting this for the benefit of one of my coworkers that couldn't find the original post) From: Dilbert comic strip for 11/01/2009 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive. This is why there is no such thing as a 5-minute change. Here's the real sequence of events for your "5-minute" change: Somebody finds that a 5-minute change needs to be performed. 5 minutes . Somebody asks for authorization to make the 5-minute change. 5 minutes assuming the explanation is simple. Somebody needs to be selected to make the 5-minute change. 5 minutes if the work schedules are clear and up to date. Somebody needs to explain the programmer the 5-minute change. Good luck explaining it in less than 10 minutes. The programmer makes a change. 5 minutes. Quality assurance checks the work. 5 minutes but it has a mistake. The programmer fixes th...
Because a waste is a terrible thing to mind.