Erik "Faelor" Shafer
@erikshafer.bsky.social
software engineer | devrel | event sourcing advocate | event-driven enthusiast | helping simplify software development | lifelong learner | conference speaker sometimes | heavy metal | MMOs | TTRPGs | MtG | ADHD | remote in Omaha | he/him
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Hi, I'm Erik "Faelor" Shafer!
A brief intro:
🤓 nerd and goofball
🖥️ software engineer
🥑 devrel | developer advocate | conference speaker
🌍 MMO enthusiast (World of Warcraft, EverQuest, FFXIV)
🎲 TTRPG enjoyer (D&D, etc)
🃏 MtG
😺 cat dad to King Koopa
🏋🏻 occasional lifter of heavy objects
🔥 ADHD
A brief intro:
🤓 nerd and goofball
🖥️ software engineer
🥑 devrel | developer advocate | conference speaker
🌍 MMO enthusiast (World of Warcraft, EverQuest, FFXIV)
🎲 TTRPG enjoyer (D&D, etc)
🃏 MtG
😺 cat dad to King Koopa
🏋🏻 occasional lifter of heavy objects
🔥 ADHD
Happy .NET 10 and C# 14 release day to those who celebrate.
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy .NET 10 and C# 14 release day to those who celebrate.
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
See you in September!
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
See you in September!
Watched the first two episodes of 'Welcome to Derry'. I'm down with It, if you catch my drift. 🤡
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Watched the first two episodes of 'Welcome to Derry'. I'm down with It, if you catch my drift. 🤡
Me a few weeks ago: Yeah, go ahead and implement some value objects. That'd be sick for domain operations.
Me now: Why are there value objects in the HTTP endpoints?
Me now: Why are there value objects in the HTTP endpoints?
October 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Me a few weeks ago: Yeah, go ahead and implement some value objects. That'd be sick for domain operations.
Me now: Why are there value objects in the HTTP endpoints?
Me now: Why are there value objects in the HTTP endpoints?
Spent way too much time in helm and xml files today. 💀
October 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Spent way too much time in helm and xml files today. 💀
Today the remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics came out and I saw Sleep Token perform live.
I even wrote some code!
A very solid day. 🤘🏻
I even wrote some code!
A very solid day. 🤘🏻
October 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Today the remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics came out and I saw Sleep Token perform live.
I even wrote some code!
A very solid day. 🤘🏻
I even wrote some code!
A very solid day. 🤘🏻
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tired: it's always DNS
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
September 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
tired: it's always DNS
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight
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Leader Election and Virtual Actors in Wolverine jeremydmiller.com/2025/09/29/l...
#dotnet #wolverine
#dotnet #wolverine
jeremydmiller.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Leader Election and Virtual Actors in Wolverine jeremydmiller.com/2025/09/29/l...
#dotnet #wolverine
#dotnet #wolverine
This migraine is approaching 48 hours. It's been heck.
September 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This migraine is approaching 48 hours. It's been heck.
- Excited by all the Critical Role campaign 4 character artwork
- Realizing that the Final Fantasy Tactics release is in two weeks
- Motivated by current and upcoming work at my client
- Oh man I need coffee
- Other thoughts
- Anytime I open the news it dampens my mood
- Okay no srsly coffee
- Realizing that the Final Fantasy Tactics release is in two weeks
- Motivated by current and upcoming work at my client
- Oh man I need coffee
- Other thoughts
- Anytime I open the news it dampens my mood
- Okay no srsly coffee
September 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
- Excited by all the Critical Role campaign 4 character artwork
- Realizing that the Final Fantasy Tactics release is in two weeks
- Motivated by current and upcoming work at my client
- Oh man I need coffee
- Other thoughts
- Anytime I open the news it dampens my mood
- Okay no srsly coffee
- Realizing that the Final Fantasy Tactics release is in two weeks
- Motivated by current and upcoming work at my client
- Oh man I need coffee
- Other thoughts
- Anytime I open the news it dampens my mood
- Okay no srsly coffee
Saw one of my best buds perform vocals at a concert tonight. It was great to see so many wonderful friends in the crowd and do some catch-up. This all after an excellent and incredibly close WoW RFW. What a wonderful day.
Off to sleep! 😪
Off to sleep! 😪
August 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Saw one of my best buds perform vocals at a concert tonight. It was great to see so many wonderful friends in the crowd and do some catch-up. This all after an excellent and incredibly close WoW RFW. What a wonderful day.
Off to sleep! 😪
Off to sleep! 😪
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From "highly CONFLICTED" to "Highly Respected" in just weeks — and all it took was for him to give away 10% of his company
August 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
From "highly CONFLICTED" to "Highly Respected" in just weeks — and all it took was for him to give away 10% of his company
Enjoying @davekerber.bsky.social 's talk "TypeScript Can Do That?" at #KCDC2025!
I'm realizing I really need to write more TS!
I'm realizing I really need to write more TS!
August 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Enjoying @davekerber.bsky.social 's talk "TypeScript Can Do That?" at #KCDC2025!
I'm realizing I really need to write more TS!
I'm realizing I really need to write more TS!
Watching @codetraveler.io talk about 'Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET 9' at #KCDC2025!
August 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Watching @codetraveler.io talk about 'Correcting Common Async/Await Mistakes in .NET 9' at #KCDC2025!
Hazel Bohon is boiling the frog! 🐸 Okay, she's talking about messaging architecture + software modernization ✉️ 💻 with 'Boiling The Frog: Implementing a Modern Message Based Architecture Without Anyone Noticing' at #KCDC2025
August 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hazel Bohon is boiling the frog! 🐸 Okay, she's talking about messaging architecture + software modernization ✉️ 💻 with 'Boiling The Frog: Implementing a Modern Message Based Architecture Without Anyone Noticing' at #KCDC2025
Listening to @poornimanayar.bsky.social talk about message queues with 'Choosing the Right Messaging Solution for Your Architecture' at #kcdc2025!
August 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Listening to @poornimanayar.bsky.social talk about message queues with 'Choosing the Right Messaging Solution for Your Architecture' at #kcdc2025!
Senior BBQ pitmaster and amateur OSS maintainer @jimmybogard.com has a packed room for his Consistency and Agreements in Distributed Systems presentation at @kcdc.bsky.social! #kcdc2025
August 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Senior BBQ pitmaster and amateur OSS maintainer @jimmybogard.com has a packed room for his Consistency and Agreements in Distributed Systems presentation at @kcdc.bsky.social! #kcdc2025
August 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Good evening Kansas City!
August 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Good evening Kansas City!
Arriving in KC a bit later than I thought, but I'm looking forward to seeing familiar and new faces. :)
Gosh, I love going to software conferences.
Gosh, I love going to software conferences.
August 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Arriving in KC a bit later than I thought, but I'm looking forward to seeing familiar and new faces. :)
Gosh, I love going to software conferences.
Gosh, I love going to software conferences.
Traveling to KC this week for the one and only @kcdc.bsky.social! Who will I see down there???
August 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Traveling to KC this week for the one and only @kcdc.bsky.social! Who will I see down there???
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