Igor Pavlov (programmer)
Encyclopedia
Igor Pavlov is a Russian
freelance programmer
and is the creator and the maintainer of the file archiver 7-Zip
and its toolset. He is also the creator of the 7z
archive format
and of a few other experimental programs including 7-max, 7-benchmark, UFA, 777 and BIX.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
freelance programmer
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to...
and is the creator and the maintainer of the file archiver 7-Zip
7-Zip
7-Zip is an open source file archiver. 7-Zip operates with the 7z archive format, but can read and write several other archive formats. The program can be used from a command line interface, graphical user interface, or with Microsoft Windows shell integration. 7-Zip began in 1999 and is actively...
and its toolset. He is also the creator of the 7z
7z
7z is a compressed archive file format that supports several different data compression, encryption and pre-processing algorithms. The 7z format initially appeared as implemented by the 7-Zip archiver. The 7-Zip program is publicly available under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public...
archive format
Archive format
An archive format is the file format of an archive file. The archive format is determined by the file archiver. Some archive formats are well-defined by their authors and have become conventions supported by multiple vendors and/or open-source communities....
and of a few other experimental programs including 7-max, 7-benchmark, UFA, 777 and BIX.
External links
- Igor Pavlov at LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...
- 7-zip.org
- 7-max.com