Despite his professional success and the wealth it brought, Phil Katz’s personal life was a stark contrast to his orderly code.
: Alcohol became Katz's primary way to cope with his social anxiety and loneliness. By the early 1990s, his addiction led to multiple arrests for driving under the influence. src.zip
In the late 1980s, the digital world was dominated by the ARC compression format. Phil Katz, a self-taught programmer from Milwaukee, believed he could do better. He wrote , which was significantly faster because he rewrote critical sections in assembly language. Despite his professional success and the wealth it