Yeah, it is surprising at first, but after you think about it, maybe not so much. If you need to cram a bunch of files into one package, zip is the obvious can

Yeah, it is surprising at first, but after you think about it, maybe not so much. If you need to cram a bunch of files into one package, zip is the obvious candidate. There are well-tested libraries and apps for dealing with zips for essentially every language and operating system. As the saying goes, "don't mess with success".