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Justin Frankel

ジャスティン・フランケル　/　じゃすてぃん・ふらんける

American engineer

January 1, 1978 (age 48)　・　Sedona, Arizona, United States

Arizona
engineer
programmer
computer scientist

My Take

Justin Frankel is one of those rare engineers I genuinely revere. He built Winamp and then invented the Gnutella peer-to-peer network while barely out of his teens, which is staggering. What impresses me most is that he did not coast on that fame. He founded Cockos and created REAPER, a digital audio workstation beloved by serious producers for its honesty and depth. I read him as a builder driven by craft rather than money, someone who simply wanted to make excellent tools. People who quietly reshape how the world listens to and makes music deserve far more recognition than he gets.

Overview

Justin Frankel (born 1978) is an American computer programmer best known for his work on the Winamp media player application and for inventing the Gnutella peer-to-peer network. Frankel is also the founder of Cockos Incorporated, which creates music production and development software such as the REAPER digital audio workstation, the NINJAM collaborative music tool and the Jesusonic expandable effects processor.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Justin Frankel
Name (Japanese): ジャスティン・フランケル
Reading: じゃすてぃん・ふらんける
Born: January 1, 1978 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Horse
Origin: Sedona, Arizona, United States
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: engineer / programmer / computer scientist / blogger / businessperson

2. Background

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University: University of Utah

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4. Personality

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