Agreed. Dilbert is a popular comic strip because people recognize the situations in their own lives. This suggests that the "pointed-headed boss" problem is muc

Agreed. Dilbert is a popular comic strip because people recognize the situations in their own lives. This suggests that the "pointed-headed boss" problem is much more common - bosses who think they know about technology because they've had some superficial exposure like taking a programming class, going to IT conferences, etc. To me, Kirk McDonald comes off as clueless and arrogant as Dilbert's boss. Calling himself "your next potential dream boss", using weird phrases that no one uses like "speaking computer code," and believing that taking a summer programming class means you can provide development effort estimates to clients!