{"id":15,"date":"2026-02-20T15:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brian.wheeli.ca\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:27:39","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brian.wheeli.ca\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi! I&#8217;m Brian Wheeler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a software developer who has worked at places like Amazon.com and Wattpad. I do backend, frontend, infrastructure, and much of anything, really. Some languages I like to use include Go(lang), Typescript, Python, and if I really have to, Java. I will probably try some Rust sooner or later too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also tinker with Remote Controlled (RC) cars and robots. 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