I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)

Dave also has his own YT channel full of "hidden" stories about old microsoft tech he worked on. Be sure to check him out, he's got quite a few good ones :)

https://www.youtube.com/c/DavesGarage/videos

Re: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)

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Post by tommek4077 » Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 2:18 PM UTC

est wrote: post #3

I miss taskmgr so much on Linux/macOS. Everything in taskmgr feels so logical and manageable without extra steps.

Yeah, because linux is so locked down you cant access, manipulate or kill processes in any way else...

Re: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)

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Post by Waterluvian » Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 2:20 PM UTC

est wrote: post #3

I miss taskmgr so much on Linux/macOS. Everything in taskmgr feels so logical and manageable without extra steps.

I feel the complete opposite, interestingly enough. Apple process viewer and htop are what I want.

Re: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)

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Post by Semaphor » Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 2:20 PM UTC

102 comments when it was last posted in 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23304536

Re: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)

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Post by newsclues » Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 2:21 PM UTC

tommek4077 wrote: post #6

est wrote: post #3

I miss taskmgr so much on Linux/macOS. Everything in taskmgr feels so logical and manageable without extra steps.

Yeah, because linux is so locked down you cant access, manipulate or kill processes in any way else...

Windows, when it’s good, is actually great, and task manager is an example of good UI and functional backend.

Linux just hasn’t built the same easy interface but of course it can do the same things, but no one has built the UI

Re: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something (2020)

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Post by amelius » Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 2:22 PM UTC

A good reminder that holding down shift+ctrl+alt isn't always a harmless no-op.