Erik Shafer — software engineer and speaker writing about event sourcing, event-driven architecture, software design, and .NET.https://www.appendonly.net/https://www.appendonly.net/blog/event-store-developer-advocate-and-the-future/https://www.appendonly.net/blog/event-store-developer-advocate-and-the-future/I have some awesome news to share! I'm now a Developer Advocate at Event Store! I'll be posting content more regularly and attending more conferences + user groups in the future.Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.appendonly.net/blog/explain-like-im-five-intro/https://www.appendonly.net/blog/explain-like-im-five-intro/Event Sourcing is a method to persist data. It is not inherently more difficult than the traditional CRUD operations we've all become accustomed to, but it can sure seem that way.Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.appendonly.net/blog/hello-world/https://www.appendonly.net/blog/hello-world/Hello world! This is the initial post for my new software engineering blog. I've been meaning to get a new blog up and running for years and recently have…Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.appendonly.net/blog/postgresql-vs-eventstoredb/https://www.appendonly.net/blog/postgresql-vs-eventstoredb/Writing about EventStore and PostgreSQL was such an interesting experience. I thoroughly enjoy using both technologies, but it was also important to convey how when used together that they truly complement each other by providing flexibility and value to both developers and the business.Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.appendonly.net/blog/youtube-channel-launched/https://www.appendonly.net/blog/youtube-channel-launched/I recently launched a new YouTube channel focused on software development, design, and architecture!Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT