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    <h1><a href="https://{{ metadata.site.domain }}" rel="me" class="u-url">Hi, I'm <span class="p-given-name">Lewis</span></a></h1>

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			<p>I'm raising money for Cyclists Fighting Cancer this summer.</p>

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				Check out the <a href="/events/2024">events calendar</a>, or if you would like to donate you can do so on the <a href="https://justgiving.co.uk/page/lewis-dale-bikes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just Giving page</a>
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			I'm a software engineer who loves building things for the web. I consider myself a generalist, but on a given day I'll probably be working with Typescript, HTML and CSS, and on occasion a touch of .NET. I work for <a href="https://triptease.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="p-org">Triptease</a> as a Senior Software Engineer, and on the side I'm learning Rust by building a <a href="/post/creating-a-sinclair-basic-interpreter/">Sinclair BASIC Interpreter</a>.
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			When I'm not working I love cycling, reading fiction (mostly sci-fi and ghost stories), and spending time with my family &amp; our border collie. 
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			You can find also find me on <a href="https://social.lol/@lewis" rel="me noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Fediverse</a>, follow my reading on <a href="https://bookrastinating.com/user/lewisdaleuk" target="_blank" rel="me noopener noreferrer">Bookwyrm</a>, subscribe to my <a href="/feed/">RSS feed</a>, or email me at <a href="mailto:hello@lewiswrites.software" class="u-email">hello@lewiswrites.software</a>.
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		<h2>Recent Posts</h2>

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		<a href="/blog" class="block">View more posts</a>
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