---
title: "Caine Nielsen | Caine's home base"
canonical_url: "https://cainenielsen.com/"
last_updated: "2026-09-22T08:19:15.184Z"
meta:
  author: "Caine Nielsen"
  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."
  "og:description": "Caine Nielsen's Home Base"
  "og:title": "Caine Nielsen"
  "twitter:description": "Caine Nielsen's Home Base"
  "twitter:title": "Caine Nielsen"
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# Hi, I'm Caine,<br>I'm a damn dedicated software engineer. 👨‍💻I'm a damn dedicated software engineer. 👨‍💻, I'm a plant lover. 🌱, I'm a starving artist. 🎨, I'm a jack of all trades. 🛠️, I'm a glass case of emotion! 🤣, I'm a good dad and husband. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, I am a SURGEON! 🩺, I'm a problem solver. 🧩, I am the one who knocks! 💥, I can't help but build stuff. 🚀, I am the danger, Skyler! ☠️, I improve CX and DX. ⭐, Don't ask me about abel. 🪨, I was always nice on Stack Overflow. 💯, I don't talk about Bruno-no-no. 🐈‍⬛, I know how to take AND hold reservations. 🚕

![Caine Nielsen](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&blur_3&s_10x10/images/caine.jpg)

## I love writing code!

ts

```
const handler = async (event) => {
  const { tasks } = event;
  const results = await Promise.allSettled(tasks.map((task) => {
    await processTask(task);
  }));
  console.table(results);
};
```

go

```
func NewServer(cfg *Config) *http.Server {
  mux := http.NewServeMux()

  mux.HandleFunc("/health", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "healthy"})
  })

  return &http.Server{
    Addr:         cfg.Port,
    Handler:      middleware.Logger(mux),
    ReadTimeout:  15 * time.Second,
    WriteTimeout: 15 * time.Second,
  }
}
```

ts

```
class Subscription {
  constructor(user, cart) {
    const { email, paymentMethods } = user;
    const { products } = cart;
    this.paymentMethod = paymentMethods.default;
    this.contents = products.filter((product) => product.canSubscribe);
    this.frequency = Frequency.months(1);
  };
};
```

go

```
type UserRepository struct {
  db *sql.DB
}

func (r *UserRepository) FindByEmail(email string) (*User, error) {
  query := "SELECT id, name, email, created_at FROM users WHERE email = $1"

  var user User
  err := r.db.QueryRow(query, email).Scan(
    &user.ID, &user.Name, &user.Email, &user.CreatedAt,
  )

  if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
    return nil, ErrUserNotFound
  }

  return &user, err
}
```

ts

```
const frameHandler = (timestamp) => {
  loadChunkData();
  renderCharacters();
  renderCamera();

  if (!game.paused) {
    window.requestAnimationFrame(frameHandler);
  }
};
```

go

```
func ProcessOrders(ctx context.Context, orders []Order) error {
  var wg sync.WaitGroup
  errChan := make(chan error, len(orders))

  for _, order := range orders {
    wg.Add(1)
    go func(o Order) {
      defer wg.Done()
      if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {
        errChan <- err
      }
    }(order)
  }

  wg.Wait()
  close(errChan)
  return <-errChan
}
```

ts

```
const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/admin/users/${userId}`, {
  method: 'post',
  headers: {'Authorization': `Bearer ${userToken}`}
});

const { email, permissions, userTheme } = await response.json();

if (permissions.includes('admin-users-manage_all')) this.state.users.admin = true;
```

go

```
type Cache struct {
  mu    sync.RWMutex
  items map[string]*CacheItem
}

func (c *Cache) Get(key string) (interface{}, bool) {
  c.mu.RLock()
  defer c.mu.RUnlock()

  item, exists := c.items[key]
  if !exists || item.IsExpired() {
    return nil, false
  }

  return item.Value, true
}
```

ts

```
const caine = {
  personality: Math.abs(-42),
  intelligence: baseIntel * 3.14,
  favoriteFoods: new Array(50).fill('crunch wrap')
};

const shouldHireCaine = isNameCaineNielsen ? 'yes': 'nope';
```

go

```
func StreamProcessor(ctx context.Context, input <-chan Message) <-chan Result {
  output := make(chan Result)

  go func() {
    defer close(output)
    for msg := range input {
      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
        return
      case output <- processMessage(msg):
      }
    }
  }()

  return output
}
```

ts

```
const handler = async (event) => {
  const { tasks } = event;
  const results = await Promise.allSettled(tasks.map((task) => {
    await processTask(task);
  }));
  console.table(results);
};
```

go

```
func NewServer(cfg *Config) *http.Server {
  mux := http.NewServeMux()

  mux.HandleFunc("/health", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "healthy"})
  })

  return &http.Server{
    Addr:         cfg.Port,
    Handler:      middleware.Logger(mux),
    ReadTimeout:  15 * time.Second,
    WriteTimeout: 15 * time.Second,
  }
}
```

ts

```
class Subscription {
  constructor(user, cart) {
    const { email, paymentMethods } = user;
    const { products } = cart;
    this.paymentMethod = paymentMethods.default;
    this.contents = products.filter((product) => product.canSubscribe);
    this.frequency = Frequency.months(1);
  };
};
```

go

```
type UserRepository struct {
  db *sql.DB
}

func (r *UserRepository) FindByEmail(email string) (*User, error) {
  query := "SELECT id, name, email, created_at FROM users WHERE email = $1"

  var user User
  err := r.db.QueryRow(query, email).Scan(
    &user.ID, &user.Name, &user.Email, &user.CreatedAt,
  )

  if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
    return nil, ErrUserNotFound
  }

  return &user, err
}
```

ts

```
const frameHandler = (timestamp) => {
  loadChunkData();
  renderCharacters();
  renderCamera();

  if (!game.paused) {
    window.requestAnimationFrame(frameHandler);
  }
};
```

go

```
func ProcessOrders(ctx context.Context, orders []Order) error {
  var wg sync.WaitGroup
  errChan := make(chan error, len(orders))

  for _, order := range orders {
    wg.Add(1)
    go func(o Order) {
      defer wg.Done()
      if err := o.Validate(); err != nil {
        errChan <- err
      }
    }(order)
  }

  wg.Wait()
  close(errChan)
  return <-errChan
}
```

ts

```
const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/admin/users/${userId}`, {
  method: 'post',
  headers: {'Authorization': `Bearer ${userToken}`}
});

const { email, permissions, userTheme } = await response.json();

if (permissions.includes('admin-users-manage_all')) this.state.users.admin = true;
```

go

```
type Cache struct {
  mu    sync.RWMutex
  items map[string]*CacheItem
}

func (c *Cache) Get(key string) (interface{}, bool) {
  c.mu.RLock()
  defer c.mu.RUnlock()

  item, exists := c.items[key]
  if !exists || item.IsExpired() {
    return nil, false
  }

  return item.Value, true
}
```

ts

```
const caine = {
  personality: Math.abs(-42),
  intelligence: baseIntel * 3.14,
  favoriteFoods: new Array(50).fill('crunch wrap')
};

const shouldHireCaine = isNameCaineNielsen ? 'yes': 'nope';
```

go

```
func StreamProcessor(ctx context.Context, input <-chan Message) <-chan Result {
  output := make(chan Result)

  go func() {
    defer close(output)
    for msg := range input {
      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
        return
      case output <- processMessage(msg):
      }
    }
  }()

  return output
}
```

## I love working with people!

![Rudy Garcia](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/rudy-garcia.jpg)

![Jeremiah Hawks](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/jeremiah-hawks.jpg)

![Riki Transfield](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/riki-transfield.jpg)

![Terra Bitner](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/terra-bitner.jpg)

![Jenna Anderson](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/jenna-anderson.png)

![Marty Jackson](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/marty-jackson.png)

![Scot Hastings](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/scot-hastings.png)

![Scott Rushforth](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/scott-rushforth.png)

![Troy Gulbrandsen](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/troy-gulbrandsen.png)

![Kim Blakeney](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/kim-blakeney.png)

![Joe Mero](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/joe-mero.png)

![Bella Skopec](https://cainenielsen.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_50&fit_cover&blur_3&s_10x10/images/testimonials/bella-skopec.png)

"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!"  
  

\- Rudy Garcia, Software Engineering Manager

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