What the User Wanted Swing

Text on the meme

AS PROPOSED BY THE PROJECT SPONSOR AS SPECIFIED IN THE PROJECT REQUEST AS DESIGNED BY THE SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST AS PRODUCED BY THE PROGRAMMERS AS INSTALLED AT THE USER'S SITE WHAT THE USER WANTED From the University of London Computer Centre Newsletter No. 53, March 1973

What it means

A six-panel cartoon shows how a tree swing changes from the sponsor's proposal through the project request, systems analysis, programming, and installation, ending with the user's completely different wish: a tire swing. The joke mocks misunderstandings and miscommunication in software projects, where the delivered result rarely matches what the user actually wanted. EN: A six-panel cartoon shows how a tree swing changes from the sponsor's proposal through the project request, systems analysis, programming, and installation, ending with the user's completely different wish: a tire swing. The joke mocks misunderstandings and miscommunication in software projects, where the delivered result rarely matches what the user actually wanted.

Objects

tree / дерево swing / качели tire swing / качели из шины wooden seat / деревянное сиденье ropes / верёвки rope loop / петля из верёвки tree branch / ветка дерева tree trunk / ствол дерева wooden plank / деревянная доска software project diagram / схема программного проекта six-panel comic / комикс из шести панелей ground / земля