Ludvig Strigeus
| Ludvig Strigeus | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1981 |
| Residence |
 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Occupation | Software Engineer, Spotify AB |
| Known for | µTorrent and other software |
Ludvig Strigeus (Ludde) is a Swedish programmer, best known for developing software such as the BitTorrent client µTorrent, OpenTTD, and Spotify.
Strigeus was born in January 1981, and he graduated from Chalmers University of Technology with a Master of Science degree in computer science and engineering. He currently resides in Gothenburg, Sweden, and works as a software engineer at Spotify.
In 2005, his development team won PuzzleCrack, a week-long puzzlehunt competition that combines problem-solving with computer hacking. Due to a rare muscular disease, Strigeus uses a wheelchair.[1]
Software
- µTorrent - small footprint BitTorrent client for Microsoft Windows and OS X (closed-source)[2]
- ScummVM - interpreter of adventure game engines, most notably LucasArts's SCUMM[3]
- OpenTTD - reverse engineered game engine of Transport Tycoon, lead to many ports and game improvements over the original
- Ports of Dr. Mario and Kwirk for the TI-89 calculator[4]
- "The Idiot" - card game for Windows[5]
- WebWorks - a text HTML editor[6]
- Spotify - a commercial music streaming service
References
- ↑ Pollack, Neal. "Spotify Is the Coolest Music Service You Can't Use". Wired.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ bittorrent_acquires_utorrent
- ↑ scummvm
- ↑ AUTHOR PROFILE for Ludvig Strigeus
- ↑ 5-869-the-idiot
- ↑
- ↑ spotiamp.com
- ↑ spotiamp-long-live-the-llama
External links
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