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Dave Plummer is such a cool guy. I love how casually he writes about building one of the most ubiquitous kernels of all time. > He created the Task Manager for

Dave Plummer is such a cool guy. I love how casually he writes about building one of the most ubiquitous kernels of all time. > He created the Task Manager for Windows, the Space Cadet Pinball ports to Windows NT, Zip file support for Windows, HyperCache[4] for the Amiga and many other software products. He has been issued six patents in the software engineering space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Plummer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Plummer

amanzi 3y ago
His YouTube channel is great too! https://www.youtube.com/@DavesGarage https://www.youtube.com/@DavesGarage
- hoistbypetard 3y ago
  Yes! It always makes me smile when the algorithm tells me to watch something from there.
- iforgotpassword 3y ago
  Might want to read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39813625 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39813625 If the softwareonline.com part doesn't convince you I don't know what does.
  - amanzi 3y ago
    What are you hoping to convince me of? I did some further research but didn't find anything that would make me not want to watch his YouTube channel. e.g. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2821079/internetshield-vendor-pays-to-settle-deceptive-ad-suit.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2821079/internetshield...
jonny_eh 3y ago
This guy claims Plummer is full of it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812561 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812561
- akx 3y ago
  And downthread from there, that guy's claim of "literally licensed from Info-Zip" is debunked. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812860 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812860
  - Kwpolska 3y ago
    The OP did get the original authors wrong, but it's still a third-party implementation, and Dave's only contribution is the integration with Windows Explorer.
    - naikrovek 3y ago
      yeah, davepl is the third party, isn't he? he wrote that software and sold it on the side, and Microsoft reached out to him to purchase it without knowing that he was a Microsoft employee at the time.
      - Kwpolska 3y ago
        The “debunking” link claims it’s InnerMedia DynaZip. Dave wrote the integration between Explorer and DynaZip in his spare time.
    - tredre3 3y ago
      > The OP did get the original authors wrong, but it's still a third-party implementation, and Dave's only contribution is the integration with Windows Explorer. Jesus Christ, why are people around here always so obtuse? Dave never claimed to have written the decompression routines. Nor does anyone care about that part. He wrote the explorer integration, that was the product: Browsing zip as if they were folders. That's it. That's his claim. And that's the reality. Which zip library he used in the back is an implementation detail and doesn't matter in the least.
TiredOfLife 3y ago
He also ran a Registry Cleaner scam that he was sued for https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-s-office-sues-settles-washington-based-softwareonlinecom https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-s...

amanzi 3y ago

His YouTube channel is great too! https://www.youtube.com/@DavesGarage https://www.youtube.com/@DavesGarage

hoistbypetard 3y ago
Yes! It always makes me smile when the algorithm tells me to watch something from there.
iforgotpassword 3y ago
Might want to read https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39813625 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39813625 If the softwareonline.com part doesn't convince you I don't know what does.
- amanzi 3y ago
  What are you hoping to convince me of? I did some further research but didn't find anything that would make me not want to watch his YouTube channel. e.g. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2821079/internetshield-vendor-pays-to-settle-deceptive-ad-suit.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2821079/internetshield...

jonny_eh 3y ago

This guy claims Plummer is full of it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812561 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812561

akx 3y ago
And downthread from there, that guy's claim of "literally licensed from Info-Zip" is debunked. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812860 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812860
- Kwpolska 3y ago
  The OP did get the original authors wrong, but it's still a third-party implementation, and Dave's only contribution is the integration with Windows Explorer.
  - naikrovek 3y ago
    yeah, davepl is the third party, isn't he? he wrote that software and sold it on the side, and Microsoft reached out to him to purchase it without knowing that he was a Microsoft employee at the time.
    - Kwpolska 3y ago
      The “debunking” link claims it’s InnerMedia DynaZip. Dave wrote the integration between Explorer and DynaZip in his spare time.
  - tredre3 3y ago
    > The OP did get the original authors wrong, but it's still a third-party implementation, and Dave's only contribution is the integration with Windows Explorer. Jesus Christ, why are people around here always so obtuse? Dave never claimed to have written the decompression routines. Nor does anyone care about that part. He wrote the explorer integration, that was the product: Browsing zip as if they were folders. That's it. That's his claim. And that's the reality. Which zip library he used in the back is an implementation detail and doesn't matter in the least.

TiredOfLife 3y ago

He also ran a Registry Cleaner scam that he was sued for https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-s-office-sues-settles-washington-based-softwareonlinecom https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-s...