Dave Falcon

Dave Falcon

@davfalcon.bsky.social

Web Development Professional 12 yrs experience. With a knack for simplifying tech talk, I can make complex web solutions easy and accessible. #torc Ambassador https://linktr.ee/dschuster

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Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

It's happening again! Weds. Oct 14, 2:30pm ET @torcdotdev.bsky.social and @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social are back for Career Audit Sessions with the legendary @jasontorres.bsky.social Come get feedback on your online profile or resumes and stay for the fun! RSVP luma.com/torcdo-two0?...

luma.comCareer Audit Sessions With Jason Torres · LumaFrom fostering developer communities to creating engaging educational and industry content at JetBrains, Jason Torres has built a career on connecting with…
Dave Falcon
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Laid Off Lounge and @torcdotdev.bsky.social is back this week. Thurs October 8 1:30pm ET Roxy chats with #NoelCovarrubias, a self‑taught Platform Engineer at #JPMorganChase. If you’ve ever felt boxed out of tech, Noel’s story is your reminder: you belong here. Join us: luma.com/torcdo-wmsc?...

luma.comLaid Off Lounge With Noel Covarrubias · LumaRoxy sits down with Noel — a self-taught Platform Engineer who dropped out of college, taught himself computer science, and worked his way up to JPMorgan…
Dave Falcon
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The tech world is having another identity crisis. This time we’re calling it: AI vs Super Intelligence. My latest blog post is about why name changing matters less than how we actually use this technology. From a Gen‑X’r who’s seen most every tech fad come and go. Read it here: bit.ly/4yoWZgL

bit.lyEmbracing the World of AI, SI or Whatever We’re Calling It NowFrom Artificial to Super: unpacking the great intelligence rebranding. A lighthearted look at AI’s latest identity crisis. If you’ve been following my Blog series, Embracing the World of AI a…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

The @torcdotdev.bsky.social community is back with another Laid Off Lounge. Join @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social and Chris Nowicki, Sept 10 1:30PM ET. They will discuss what Dev tools make developers' life easier. If you're trying to level up your career don't miss this event! luma.com/torcdo-lkhp?...

luma.comLaid Off Lounge With Chris Nowicki · LumaRoxy sits down with Chris — Full-Stack Developer with a knack for making developers' lives easier through docs and dev tools. From Next.js to MongoDB, he…
Dave Falcon
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Join @torcdotdev.bsky.social for Guidance Counselor 2.0 with @tdesseyn.bsky.social on Tues. Sept 8 10:30AM. This week: Using Claude to Build Your Personal Job Search System. Learn how to review weekly, track what’s working and focus your energy where it matters. luma.com/torcdo-01p2?...

luma.comGuidance Counselor 2.0: Using Claude to Build Your Personal Job Search System · LumaThis week on Guidance Counselor 2.0, Taylor Desseyn closes the 8-week Claude job search series by turning the full process into a practical system viewers can…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

The Gen X Midlife: v2 Upgraded Edition ...now Powered by AI There’s a moment in every Gen X adult’s life when you look around and think, “Huh. I’ve officially lived long enough to see my childhood become vintage, my music became ‘classic,’ and my phone became smarter than every computer I used in…

daveschusterweb.netThe Gen X Midlife: v2 Upgraded Edition...now Powered by AI There’s a moment in every Gen X adult’s life when you look around and think, “Huh. I’ve officially lived long enough to see my childhood become vintage, my music became ‘classic,’ and my phone became smarter than every computer I used in the 90s.” And now, artificial intelligence has arrived — not with flying cars or robot butlers, but with something far more practical.
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'@torcdotdev.bsky.social presents LinkedIn & Resume Review Wed, Aug 5 2:30PM ET with guest reviewer Dan DiGangi. Join us as we break down LinkedIn profiles, sharpen resumes, and deliver a few friendly roasts along the way. Come for the feedback, stay for the laughs. RSVP luma.com/torcdo-zbap?...

luma.comLinkedIn & Resume Reviews With Dan DiGangi · LumaFrom running engineering at Postmark—a platform processing 3B+ emails a month—to co-organizing React Chicago and mentoring engineers and leaders for over a…
Dave Falcon
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For those who want to find out how to reboot or pivot their Tech career, join @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social and Full-Stack software engineer Jeremy Ashley on the Discord Stage. The @torcdotdev.bsky.social gang is back with Laid off Lounge, Thurs July 30 9:30AM ET. RSVP here: luma.com/torcdo-ite4?...

luma.comLaid Off Lounge With Jeremy Ashley · LumaRoxy sits down with Jeremy — Full Stack Developer, CTO, and founder of DFW Software Consulting — who went from managing retail stores to building SaaS…
Dave Falcon
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Join @torcdotdev.bsky.social today at 1:30PM ET for another episode of #SheShips with @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social and guest Amanda Martin, a developer advocate. She will talk about her career in engineering and development. If you're into coding you'll want to join us for this. x.com/davshustr/st...

x.comDave Schuster (fka: davfalcon) (@davshustr) on XJoin @torcdotdev today at 1:30PM ET for #SheShips with @RoxanaCodes with guest @hey_amandam, developer advocate. Amanda will talk about her career in engineering and development. If you're into coding...
Dave Falcon
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Coming on Tue Jul 7 10:30AM ET join @torcdotdev.bsky.social for another Guidance Counselor 2.0 workshop. We'll will cover how to use Claude to identify the types of companies that fit your goals, research specific companies and evaluate a role is actually worth your time. luma.com/torc-krtv?tk...

luma.comGuidance Counselor 2.0: Build Your Target Company Hit List with Claude · LumaThis week on Guidance Counselor 2.0, Taylor Desseyn continues the Claude job search series by showing how to move from a target role profile to a focused…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

"And lo, the User did query the void, and the Void answered with a Gateway Timeout error, for the prompt was not sufficiently aligned with the Latency." — The Gospel of the Mozilla, Version 4.04

daveschusterweb.netIs Artificial Intelligence the New Religion?How people talk about AI with awe, fear, prophecy, and evangelism (and not literally a religion) There comes a moment in every generation when the world tilts just enough to make everyone wonder whether we’re witnessing a technological revolution, a cultural awakening, or just another overhyped gadget destined to end up in a drawer next to the PalmPilot. For Gen X, that moment seems to arrive every few years — microwaves, video games, the internet, smartphones, social media — and now, Artificial Intelligence.
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

On June 18 at 1:30 PM, @torcdotdev.bsky.social is back with Laid Off Lounge, our weekly space for real talk about navigating tech careers with clarity and confidence. Join @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social and guest developer and keynote speaker James Quick. Sign up here: luma.com/torc-tb9d #techcareer

luma.comLaid Off Lounge With James Q Quick · LumaRoxy sits down with James — JS Developer, Keynote Speaker, and founder of the Learn Build Teach community — to talk about what it actually takes to grow, get…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

A reflection on how a fascination with computers in the 80s led to a lifelong career in web development, digital technology, and continuous learning. A story about curiosity, persistence, and why the joy of building things never gets old.

davfalcon.wordpress.comFrom BASIC to Modern Dev: My Path Into ProgrammingI’ve always believed that every programmer, coder, developer, and computer nerd has an origin story. Some people discover coding in a college course, some stumble into it through a job, and some — like me — were simply destined to become nerds from the start. My journey into programming began in the early 1980s, long before sleek laptops, cloud IDEs, or AI‑powered anything.
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

Join @torcdotdev.bsky.social for another live session of Resume & LinkedIn Review tomorrow (6/10) at 2:30pm ET on the Torc Discord channel. @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social and software engineer #MikeChen will give honest feedback on your resume & LinkedIn profile. RSVP here luma.com/torc-xsgt?tk...

luma.comLinkedIn & Resume Reviews With Mike Chen · LumaApplying but not landing interviews? The problem might be how your story comes across. Roxy and Mike—a software engineer who's built products at Google,…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

Laid Off Lounge returns this Thursday, June 4 @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social chats with Bethany Ann — mentor, career‑switcher, #softwareengineer and proof that your tech story is your superpower. Join @torcdotdev.bsky.social for a real talk on breaking into tech. RSVP here: luma.com/torc-b19s?tk...

luma.comLaid Off Lounge With Bethany Ann · LumaRoxy sits down with Bethany — a software engineer and career-switcher who's spent 9+ years proving that your background isn't a barrier, it's your edge. If…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

Just published a new entry in my Embracing the World of AI blog series. "Early Internet Chaos Turns into a Passion for a Determined Web Nerd.” From simple FrontPage beginnings to AI‑powered content, it's my origin story on how I turned into a lifelong web nerd. It’s live now: bit.ly/4vfuwIh

bit.lyEarly Internet Chaos Turns into a Passion for a Determined Web NerdHow going from FrontPage to AI-Powered Content became the starting point for a life journey. Where do I even begin? I’ve spent a big chunk of my life orbiting around websites — building them, fixin…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

Join @torcdotdev.bsky.social today at 2:30pm ET for a live LinkedIn + Resume Review workshop on Discord. Roxy with guest Devon Garbalosa, Solutions Engineer at @laravel.com, will be giving honest and professional feedback to your resumes and LinkedIn profiles. RSVP here: luma.com/zeh26xlh

luma.comLinkedIn & Resume Reviews with Devon Garbalosa · LumaA decade of building scalable systems, leading global BI teams, and an entry point into tech that starts at a tire shop. Join Devon and Roxy live as they…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

From FrontPage to AI-Powered Content: A Web Nerd’s Origin Story How early Internet chaos turned into a passion for one very determined nerd. Where do I even begin? I’ve spent a big chunk of my life orbiting around websites — building them, fixing them, reorganizing them, analyzing them, and…

davfalcon.wordpress.comFrom FrontPage to AI-Powered Content: A Web Nerd’s Origin StoryHow early Internet chaos turned into a passion for one very determined nerd. Where do I even begin? I’ve spent a big chunk of my life orbiting around websites — building them, fixing them, reorganizing them, analyzing them, and occasionally whispering to them like they’re temperamental houseplants. If it lives on the web, I’ve probably poked at it, audited it, optimized it, or tried to make it behave.
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

From “Hello World” to A.I. – A Gen X-er’s Journey Through the Golden Age of Tech What “Hello World” in the 1980s Taught Me About Technology, Curiosity, and Where We Are Today Nerd Stuff What’s the big deal with all this “Nerd” stuff anyways? My interest in computer programming dates back to the…

davfalcon.wordpress.comFrom “Hello World” to A.I. – A Gen X-er’s Journey Through the Golden Age of TechWhat “Hello World” in the 1980s Taught Me About Technology, Curiosity, and Where We Are Today Nerd Stuff What’s the big deal with all this “Nerd” stuff anyways? My interest in computer programming dates back to the early 1980s. I remember using MS-DOS to write my first program in BASIC I mention this because I find it fascinating how far we’ve come—from:
Dave Falcon
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Join @torcdotdev.bsky.social Thursday, May 7 for Laid Off Lounge. This week @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social welcomes Dominick Monaco to the lounge. Dom will be talking about how he has been navigating the job market lately. RSVP: luma.com/yvgcns7d?tk=... #TechCareers #100Devs #Developers #Community #Torc

luma.comLaid Off Lounge with Dominick J. Monaco · LumaDominick is a self-taught full-stack software engineer and #100devs alum with a very unique path into tech. He builds with React, Next.js, and TypeScript, with…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

Today, I walk not as Davfalcon, but as Daven Solari — Jedi Knight, Guardian of Clear Content Paths, and Occasional Slayer of Chaotic File Structures. On this May the 4th, may your mind be focused, your metadata aligned, and your meetings shorter than a Tatooine sunset. May the Force be with you.

Dave Falcon
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Have you been meaning to tighten up your resume? Does your LinkedIn profile need some "more energy"? @torcdotdev.bsky.social is hosting a live reviews on Apr. 29 @ 2:30ET Our resume specialist will walk through real resumes and LinkedIn profiles, give honest and practical feedback. luma.com/pbs39nd3

luma.comLinkedIn & Resume Reviews with Will Klein · Luma18 years of building, shipping, and yes—making mistakes. Join Taylor and Will, a developer experience specialist with decades across full-stack and design…
Dave Falcon
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Are you looking to refresh your LinkedIn profile? Does your résumé need second or third pair of eyes for an honest review? Join the @torc.dev team on Apr 22, for LinkedIn & Resume Reviews hosted by @roxyrodbeck.bsky.social and guest Nate Taylor from Pluralsight Sign up here: luma.com/31k1yacw

luma.comLinkedIn & Resume Reviews with Nate Taylor · Luma20+ years of engineering leadership walked so your resume didn't have to stumble. Join Taylor and Nate as they review your LinkedIn and resume live—real…
Dave Falcon
@davfalcon.bsky.social

Did Society Peak in the 1980s? ...or why the 1980s might be the best decade EVER! Did society peak in the 1980s? Absolutely — and I say that with the confidence of someone whose first encounter with “Artificial Intelligence” was playing chess with a robotic arm from Radio Shack and a Nintendo…

davfalcon.wordpress.comDid Society Peak in the 1980s?...or why the 1980s might be the best decade EVER! Did society peak in the 1980s? Absolutely — and I say that with the confidence of someone whose first encounter with “Artificial Intelligence” was playing chess with a robotic arm from Radio Shack and a Nintendo robot named R.O.B. that helped you play Duck Hunt. The decade ran on neon, Saturday‑morning cartoons, mall pretzels, and the unshakable belief that the future was going to be awesome — laser grids, flying cars, and all.
Dave Falcon
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Did Society Peak in the 1980s? The author argues that society peaked in the 1980s, characterized by optimism, nostalgic pop culture, and simplicity. The 80s offered a sense of connection and excitement for the future, whereas subsequent decades introduced overwhelming technological advancements,…

davfalcon.wordpress.comDid Society Peak in the 1980s?The author argues that society peaked in the 1980s, characterized by optimism, nostalgic pop culture, and simplicity. The 80s offered a sense of connection and excitement for the future, whereas subsequent decades introduced overwhelming technological advancements, creating distractions and infinite information. Although modern life is more connected and safer, the nostalgic charm of the 80s remains unmatched, leading the author to nostalgically declare it the true peak of society.
Dave Falcon
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On 4/17 I’m going to continue my journey to embrace the world of AI. I've registered for Google Developer Group, Build with AI: Production‑Ready Agents at GW University If you’re curious about where AI is heading, this workshop is for you. #AI #developers Find more info here: bit.ly/4bQIzNC

bit.lyBuild with AI: Production Ready Agents at GWU | Google Developer GroupsIn-person Event - What to Expect:Architecture for Scale: Learn how to design robust AI systems that don't just work once, but work every t...
Dave Falcon
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Why Gen X Should Care About AI (Even If We Still Miss Mixtapes) By a Gen‑Xer who still remembers when “the cloud” meant actual weather Introduction: The AI Wave Is Here — And No, It’s Not Just for Tech Bros Let’s be honest: If you’re somewhere between 45 and 60, you’ve probably noticed that AI is…

davfalcon.wordpress.comWhy Gen X Should Care About AI (Even If We Still Miss Mixtapes)By a Gen‑Xer who still remembers when “the cloud” meant actual weather Introduction: The AI Wave Is Here — And No, It’s Not Just for Tech Bros Let’s be honest: If you’re somewhere between 45 and 60, you’ve probably noticed that AI is suddenly everywhere — in your news feed, in your workplace, in your kid’s homework, and possibly judging you silently from your phone.
Dave Falcon
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Working in tech at home can feel isolating. Join me and my @torc.dev friends for Friday’s Yappy Hour. Come for the #networking, stay for the fun. We’ll chat about life, tech, and everything in between as we cross the #Friday finish line together. RSVP here luma.com/5xmhpb08?tk=... #techcommunity

luma.comYappy Hour · LumaWorking in tech can feel isolating. Yappy Hour is our way of bridging that gap. Come chat about life, tech, and everything in between as we cross the Friday…
Dave Falcon
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Join @torc.dev this afternoon for the first Laid Off Lounge of 2026. We’re creating a safe space to talk about the reality of job searching and offering community support as you kick off your search. For more details and to RSVP click here: luma.com/8kchmh75 #tech #developers #community

Dave Falcon
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Calling all Developers and Techies! The first @torc.dev Yappy Hour of 2026 is happening tomorrow, Friday (1/16)! Are you looking for a dev #community that’s fun and supportive? Come hang out with us. It’s a great way to network in a low-pressure environment. Join us and RSVP at: luma.com/nyhnwzp8

luma.comYappy Hour · LumaYou’ve survived the first week back! Join us in Discord at 1:30 p.m. ET to offload the week's stress. Whether it was a stubborn bug or a long meeting, this is…
Dave Falcon
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Big news! I’m happy to announce that I've been selected to be a #TorcAmbassador. I’ll be sharing insights on modern hiring, exclusive virtual events, and career perspectives from the @torc.dev community. They're also on Discord! Stay tuned for updates and insider access! Can't wait to share more!