Dave Plummer: Programming, Autism, and Old-School Microsoft Stories | Lex Fridman Podcast #479

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Dave Plummer is a programmer, former Microsoft software engineer (Windows 95, NT, XP), creator of Task Manager, author of two books on autism, and host of the Dave's Garage YouTube channel, where he shares stories from his career, insights on software development, and deep dives into technology.

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Dave's GitHub: https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC

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*OUTLINE:*

0:00 - Introduction

1:22 - First computer

7:00 - Dropping out of high-school

14:41 - Joining Microsoft

16:53 - MS-DOS

20:05 - Windows 95

26:52 - The man behind Windows

31:48 - Debugging

37:05 - Task Manager

42:14 - 3D Pinball: Space Cadet

47:13 - Start menu and taskbar

58:12 - Blue Screen of Death

1:00:21 - Best programmers

1:08:22 - Scariest time of Dave's life

1:15:50 - Best Windows version

1:17:40 - Slot machines

1:21:23 - Autism and ADHD

1:40:43 - Fastest programming language

1:44:48 - Future of programming



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