I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew

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• Fizz@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I enjoy this guys videos but he says “I wrote task manager” way to much. We get it bro you wrote task manager save some pussy for the rest of us.

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  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    He wasn’t even supposed to write task manager. He just made it because he wanted it to help test other features.

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    • MagicShel@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      He wasn’t even supposed to be there that day.

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• aramis87@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  He made a post on reddit like five years ago, doing a brain dump on various features and stuff.

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• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  this the guy who wrote task manager?

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  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    He wrote task manager and get this: It‘s also the guy who wrote task manager. Did I mention he wrote task manager?

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    • popekingjoe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      No you didn’t. Please tell me more!

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• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I don’t feel like watching a video… Can anyone summarize the “secrets”?

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  • redhorsejacket@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Sorry man, I’m not knowledgeable enough about computers to provide a summary, but I’ll mention this fun tidbit: apparently, the shipped version of task manager contained thus guy’s home phone number in the code by accident. He commented it out, but left the phone number in there, which means he can find instances of the source code being hosted online by reverse searching his home phone. Which is still a number he maintains, and he asks people not to call. Which is a bold thing to leave in the video, but I guess he’s not terribly concerned about it going viral.

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• BlueEther@no.lastname.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I like Dave’s videos, always has treasure or two hidden in them

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  • henfredemars@lemdro.id ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I aspire to one day be as knowledgeable and well-rounded in computing as he.

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• Akasazh@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I prefer the guy that wrote task master

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  • DacoTaco@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Alex horne? But why? Greg davies is so much better :')

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