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-Welcome to my blog! This is where I write about topics such as web APIs, hypermedia, and HTTP. These are things I've spent countless hours researching and experimenting with since 2018, so I hope to save my readers time by providing insight I've accumulated on these subjects. Additionally, I hope readers find this blog thought provoking and inspires them to explore and learn.
+My name is Dillon Redding and welcome to my blog 👋 I'm a professional programmer, web developer, software engineer, or whatever the term is for someone that writes code for a living 👨‍💻 I hope to impart useful, insightful knowledge to readers. Additionally, I hope readers find this blog thought provoking and inspires them to explore and learn. I believe knowledge isn't meant to be hoarded, but rather shared freely for the benefit of all.
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+The articles I post here cover topics such as web APIs, hypermedia, and HTTP. I'm a huge proponent of creating an excellent, intuitive developer experience (DX), so these are things I've spent countless hours researching and experimenting with since 2018.
 
 This site is built with [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com) and [Minima](https://github.com/jekyll/minima), and hosted on [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com).