How writing zip support for Windows almost cost its creator his job at Microsoft

These days, we take Windows’ built-in zip support for granted, even if we prefer to use an alternative tool like 7-Zip. The story of how Microsoft added zip functionality to its operating system is an interesting one, and the guy responsible for it reveals how its creation nearly got him fired from his job at the tech giant. Dave Plummer is a retired operating system engineer for Microsoft who worked, Read More