Hi, I'm Tom Schafer. I'm a software engineer who enjoys building performant systems.
Professionally I have experience across the stack working with Go, Python, Kubernetes and Terraform amongst other technologies.
In my spare time I like building stuff in Rust and Haskell. I'm currently working on an open-source terminal application called Scooter.
When I'm not coding you'll most likely find me cycling or reading: a few of my favourite books are Doing Good Better by William MacAskill, Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark and The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins.
2025-03-24
Scooter v0.4 is out, including new fields for glob matching files, editor integration and performance improvements
2024-05-05
Musings on a couple of programming languages that are both productive and deeply distasteful.
2023-11-23
A discussion of probability, philosophy, and how to make money when a stranger approaches you with a curious proposition.
