Lars Werner is a software developer and creator of two small, unique applications for the Windows operating system. By most accounts, Werner seems to take an odd approach to software development, as both of his products gain merely a mention on his personal blog along with a feature list - and no further documentation. Werner, who professes an interest in automation technology, incorporates such functionality into both his UnPacker, a file archive extractor, and SizeMe, which tabulates the number of CDs or DVDs one would need in order to burn a chosen folder. Obviously the goal with such software is to keep user interaction to a minimum, and Werner does a fair job of achieving this, as UnPacker queues up archived files for unpacking and then follows up by clearing away the remaining archive. Werner also cleverly integrated the program with the Windows Explorer shell, giving users the ability to unpack multiple archives with the click of a button. Though efficient, neither of these programs is likely to achieve much popularity, (how many archives have you needed to unpack today?), and many modern DVD-burning utiities will perform size calculations, rendering SizeMe rather obsolete. On the one hand, however, Werner does impress with his ability to incorporate automation into his products without a hitch and shows some intriguing promise as a developer in that area, while on the other hand his lack of documentation and product support is not the hallmark of an serious, committed developer.
Lars Werner is a software developer and creator of two small, unique applications for the Windows operating system. By most accounts, Werner seems to take an odd approach to software development, as both of his products gain merely a mention on his personal blog along with a feature list - and no further documentation. Werner, who professes an interest in automation technology, incorporates such functionality into both his UnPacker, a file archive extractor, and SizeMe, which tabulates the number of CDs or DVDs one would need in order to burn a chosen folder. Obviously the goal with such software is to keep user interaction to a minimum, and Werner does a fair job of achieving this, as UnPacker queues up archived files for unpacking and then follows up by clearing away the remaining archive. Werner also cleverly integrated the program with the Windows Explorer shell, giving users the ability to unpack multiple archives with the click of a button. Though efficient, neither of these programs is likely to achieve much popularity, (how many archives have you needed to unpack today?), and many modern DVD-burning utiities will perform size calculations, rendering SizeMe rather obsolete. On the one hand, however, Werner does impress with his ability to incorporate automation into his products without a hitch and shows some intriguing promise as a developer in that area, while on the other hand his lack of documentation and product support is not the hallmark of an serious, committed developer.