Andre Loker is a seasoned software development leader with 16 years of experience, currently heading engineering at validdata GmbH from Germany. He blends hands-on expertise in C#, .NET, TypeScript and modern front-end frameworks like SvelteKit and React with operational skills in DevOps, Kubernetes and AI-driven solutions. A master’s graduate in Computer Science from the University of Twente, Andre previously ran his own development consultancy, giving him strong product and client-facing instincts. He contributes to notable open-source projects such as Akka.NET, where he has improved PersistentFSM behavior and build reliability, showing a knack for stabilizing distributed systems. Colleagues know him for pragmatic architecture decisions that balance developer velocity with production robustness.
16 years of coding experience
Master Computer Science, Master Computer Science at University of Twente
Canonical actor model implementation for .NET with local + distributed actors in C# and F#.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:8 commits, 5 PRs, 19 comments in 26 days
Contributions summary:Andre primarily focused on fixing bugs and improving the `PersistentFSM` implementation within the Akka.NET framework. They addressed issues related to data handling in `AndThen` operations and deprecated the `Using` method. Furthermore, the user contributed to fixing a build issue related to NuGet symbols publishing and an issue with the build when SDK 3.0.100 is installed. These changes involved modifications to C# code and the build configuration.
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