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Eric Wastl

founder of Advent of Code
Person human Q109612083

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Country of citizenship
United States[3]
Occupation
software architect, software engineer
Employer
Synacor, TCGPlayer[4][5]
Notable work
Synacor Challenge, Advent of Code[6][7]
Official website
topazstorm.com, was.tl[11][12]
Family name
Wastl[9]
Given name
Eric[10]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
Social media followers
15,674, 25,239[13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eric Wastl en topaz en topaz2078
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Described at URL
blog.education-ecosystem.com, blog.education-ecosystem.com, www.oscon.com
GitHub account
topaz
Mastodon address
ericwastl@hachyderm.io (2023–present)
Twitch username
ericwastl (2016–present)
X (Twitter) username
ericwastl (2009–present), topaz2078 (2013–present)

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Summary

Eric Wastl worked as a software architect[1] and software engineer[2].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include Synacor[4], a business[15], in United States[16], founded in 2001[17], headquartered in Buffalo[18] and TCGPlayer[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Synacor Challenge[6], a programming puzzle[19], founded in 2012[20] and Advent of Code[7], a website[21], founded in 2015[22].

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What did Eric Wastl do for work?

Eric Wastl worked as software architect[1] and software engineer[2].

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  7. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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