{"markdown":"---\ntitle: \"Caine Nielsen | Caine&#x27;s home base\"\ncanonical_url: \"https://cainenielsen.com/\"\nlast_updated: \"2026-05-25T17:22:39.094Z\"\nmeta:\n  author: \"Caine Nielsen\"\n  description: \"Caine Nielsen's personal website and home base. Learn more about Caine Nielsen, his career as a software engineer, and about his family and projects.\"\n  \"og:description\": \"Caine Nielsen's Home Base\"\n  \"og:title\": \"Caine Nielsen\"\n  \"twitter:description\": \"Caine Nielsen's Home Base\"\n  \"twitter:title\": \"Caine Nielsen\"\n---\n\n# Hi, I'm Caine, a damn dedicated software engineer.\n\n![Caine Nielsen](https://cainenielsen.com/images/caine.jpg)\n\n## I love writing code!\n\nts\n\n```\nconst handler = async (event) => {\n  const { tasks } = event;\n  const results = await Promise.allSettled(tasks.map((task) => {\n    await processTask(task);\n  }));\n  console.table(results);\n};\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\nfunc NewServer(cfg *Config) *http.Server {\n  mux := http.NewServeMux()\n\n  mux.HandleFunc(\"/health\", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {\n    w.Header().Set(\"Content-Type\", \"application/json\")\n    json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{\"status\": \"healthy\"})\n  })\n\n  return &http.Server{\n    Addr:         cfg.Port,\n    Handler:      middleware.Logger(mux),\n    ReadTimeout:  15 * time.Second,\n    WriteTimeout: 15 * time.Second,\n  }\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nclass Subscription {\n  constructor(user, cart) {\n    const { email, paymentMethods } = user;\n    const { products } = cart;\n    this.paymentMethod = paymentMethods.default;\n    this.contents = products.filter((product) => product.canSubscribe);\n    this.frequency = Frequency.months(1);\n  };\n};\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\ntype UserRepository struct {\n  db *sql.DB\n}\n\nfunc (r *UserRepository) FindByEmail(email string) (*User, error) {\n  query := \"SELECT id, name, email, created_at FROM users WHERE email = $1\"\n\n  var user User\n  err := r.db.QueryRow(query, email).Scan(\n    &user.ID, &user.Name, &user.Email, &user.CreatedAt,\n  )\n\n  if err == sql.ErrNoRows {\n    return nil, ErrUserNotFound\n  }\n\n  return &user, err\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nconst frameHandler = (timestamp) => {\n  loadChunkData();\n  renderCharacters();\n  renderCamera();\n\n  if (!game.paused) {\n    window.requestAnimationFrame(frameHandler);\n  }\n};\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\nfunc ProcessOrders(ctx context.Context, orders []Order) error {\n  var wg sync.WaitGroup\n  errChan := make(chan error, len(orders))\n\n  for _, order := range orders {\n    wg.Add(1)\n    go func(o Order) {\n      defer wg.Done()\n      if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {\n        errChan <- err\n      }\n    }(order)\n  }\n\n  wg.Wait()\n  close(errChan)\n  return <-errChan\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nconst response = await fetch(\\`${baseUrl}/admin/users/${userId}\\`, {\n  method: 'post',\n  headers: {'Authorization': \\`Bearer ${userToken}\\`}\n});\n\nconst { email, permissions, userTheme } = await response.json();\n\nif (permissions.includes('admin-users-manage_all')) this.state.users.admin = true;\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\ntype Cache struct {\n  mu    sync.RWMutex\n  items map[string]*CacheItem\n}\n\nfunc (c *Cache) Get(key string) (interface{}, bool) {\n  c.mu.RLock()\n  defer c.mu.RUnlock()\n\n  item, exists := c.items[key]\n  if !exists || item.IsExpired() {\n    return nil, false\n  }\n\n  return item.Value, true\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nconst caine = {\n  personality: Math.abs(-42),\n  intelligence: baseIntel * 3.14,\n  favoriteFoods: new Array(50).fill('crunch wrap')\n};\n\nconst shouldHireCaine = isNameCaineNielsen ? 'yes': 'nope';\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\nfunc StreamProcessor(ctx context.Context, input <-chan Message) <-chan Result {\n  output := make(chan Result)\n\n  go func() {\n    defer close(output)\n    for msg := range input {\n      select {\n      case <-ctx.Done():\n        return\n      case output <- processMessage(msg):\n      }\n    }\n  }()\n\n  return output\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nconst handler = async (event) => {\n  const { tasks } = event;\n  const results = await Promise.allSettled(tasks.map((task) => {\n    await processTask(task);\n  }));\n  console.table(results);\n};\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\nfunc NewServer(cfg *Config) *http.Server {\n  mux := http.NewServeMux()\n\n  mux.HandleFunc(\"/health\", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {\n    w.Header().Set(\"Content-Type\", \"application/json\")\n    json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{\"status\": \"healthy\"})\n  })\n\n  return &http.Server{\n    Addr:         cfg.Port,\n    Handler:      middleware.Logger(mux),\n    ReadTimeout:  15 * time.Second,\n    WriteTimeout: 15 * time.Second,\n  }\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nclass Subscription {\n  constructor(user, cart) {\n    const { email, paymentMethods } = user;\n    const { products } = cart;\n    this.paymentMethod = paymentMethods.default;\n    this.contents = products.filter((product) => product.canSubscribe);\n    this.frequency = Frequency.months(1);\n  };\n};\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\ntype UserRepository struct {\n  db *sql.DB\n}\n\nfunc (r *UserRepository) FindByEmail(email string) (*User, error) {\n  query := \"SELECT id, name, email, created_at FROM users WHERE email = $1\"\n\n  var user User\n  err := r.db.QueryRow(query, email).Scan(\n    &user.ID, &user.Name, &user.Email, &user.CreatedAt,\n  )\n\n  if err == sql.ErrNoRows {\n    return nil, ErrUserNotFound\n  }\n\n  return &user, err\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nconst frameHandler = (timestamp) => {\n  loadChunkData();\n  renderCharacters();\n  renderCamera();\n\n  if (!game.paused) {\n    window.requestAnimationFrame(frameHandler);\n  }\n};\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\nfunc ProcessOrders(ctx context.Context, orders []Order) error {\n  var wg sync.WaitGroup\n  errChan := make(chan error, len(orders))\n\n  for _, order := range orders {\n    wg.Add(1)\n    go func(o Order) {\n      defer wg.Done()\n      if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {\n        errChan <- err\n      }\n    }(order)\n  }\n\n  wg.Wait()\n  close(errChan)\n  return <-errChan\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nconst response = await fetch(\\`${baseUrl}/admin/users/${userId}\\`, {\n  method: 'post',\n  headers: {'Authorization': \\`Bearer ${userToken}\\`}\n});\n\nconst { email, permissions, userTheme } = await response.json();\n\nif (permissions.includes('admin-users-manage_all')) this.state.users.admin = true;\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\ntype Cache struct {\n  mu    sync.RWMutex\n  items map[string]*CacheItem\n}\n\nfunc (c *Cache) Get(key string) (interface{}, bool) {\n  c.mu.RLock()\n  defer c.mu.RUnlock()\n\n  item, exists := c.items[key]\n  if !exists || item.IsExpired() {\n    return nil, false\n  }\n\n  return item.Value, true\n}\n```\n\nts\n\n```\nconst caine = {\n  personality: Math.abs(-42),\n  intelligence: baseIntel * 3.14,\n  favoriteFoods: new Array(50).fill('crunch wrap')\n};\n\nconst shouldHireCaine = isNameCaineNielsen ? 'yes': 'nope';\n```\n\ngo\n\n```\nfunc StreamProcessor(ctx context.Context, input <-chan Message) <-chan Result {\n  output := make(chan Result)\n\n  go func() {\n    defer close(output)\n    for msg := range input {\n      select {\n      case <-ctx.Done():\n        return\n      case output <- processMessage(msg):\n      }\n    }\n  }()\n\n  return output\n}\n```\n\n## I love working with people!\n\n\"Caine is a great engineer. He is the type of person that you can depend on to get things done. He is extremely organized and keeps track of any information he is given, almost never asks the same question twice. He is excited to learn any new technology and loves to dive into complex problems. I would recommend Caine for any position, not just software engineer. There will be no regrets when hiring this amazing person!\"\n\n- Rudy Garcia, Software Engineering Manager\n\n## I love building cool stuff!\n\n## I love learning new things!\n\nFilter by name or tag","title":"Caine Nielsen | Caine&#x27;s home base","description":"Caine Nielsen's personal website and home base. Learn more about Caine Nielsen, his career as a software engineer, and about his family and projects.","headings":[],"keywords":[]}