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.
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2025
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He wasn't even supposed to write task manager. He just made it because he wanted it to help test other features.
He wasn't even supposed to be there that day.
37? In a row?
Try not to write any task managers on the way to the parking lot!
Would you like some making fuck
Berserker!
this the guy who wrote task manager?
He wrote task manager and get this: It‘s also the guy who wrote task manager. Did I mention he wrote task manager?
No you didn't. Please tell me more!
He's the first second-generation Task Manager creator.
I like Dave's videos, always has treasure or two hidden in them
I aspire to one day be as knowledgeable and well-rounded in computing as he.
I don't feel like watching a video... Can anyone summarize the "secrets"?
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 imo
I prefer the guy that wrote task master
Alex horne? But why? Greg davies is so much better :')