Mark Adler
zlib Co-Creator
zlib
gzip
Biography
Mark Adler co-created zlib with Jean-loup Gailly. He also contributed to gzip and works at JPL on space mission software.
Daily Work
- Maintaining zlib
- Working at NASA JPL
- Responding to security issues
- Ensuring compatibility
Challenges
“zlib is everywhere - in every device, every application. When there’s a bug, it affects the entire world’s software.”
Impact
zlib compression is used by virtually every computer and device, making Mark’s maintenance critical to global software infrastructure.