1000 Followers. I am Famous Now, Yes?

#update #feedback

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Woohoo!

I know it's not that big of a deal, but I broke 1000 followers over the weekend! I'm mostly very surprised that 1000 people thought that they might like to read what I have to write. But, I'm also feeling pretty good because I've managed to put out 63 posts on Dev.to since I joined in March of last year, which is an average of almost four per month. My initial goal when I started out blogging was to do one every two weeks, and I'm proud that I was able to hold that goal (on average) for over a year.

I think that the Dev.to community is a huge part of why I was able to meet my blogging goals so far. Every time I post something, I get enough people liking or commenting on it in a meaningful way to give me a boost of endorphins to get to work on the next one. Even on posts that didn't do that great, like this one:

Microdecisions

Ryan Palo ・ May 29 '17 ・ 3 min read

#softskills

In the whole of last year, I don't think that I've any real negative interactions -- or at least, none that stuck with me strongly enough to remember.

No negative interactions on a social media site (on the internet!) in over a year is a big deal. The Dev.to folks are doing a very good job and should feel proud.

Highlights

In case you missed it, my most popular post was probably this one:

Wishful Coding

Ryan Palo ・ Dec 16 '17 ・ 3 min read

#tricks #focus #productivity

I give full credit to my dog Willy for that.

I also have to mention my highest-rated comment, which I find really speaks to my intelligent and well-thought-out interactions here:

Ryan Palo • Mar 9 '18 • Edited on Mar 9

Now I Need Your Help

That's right, I want to keep pushing forward and meeting my goal. So, I want to know:

Were there any of my posts that you really, really liked? What about it made you like it so much?
Were there any posts that were just the worst?
Are there any topics you'd like to see me tackle or that give you difficulties? Bonus points if these topics are right in my wheelhouse of Python/Ruby/Scripting/Math/Physics/Data.

Thank you all for your support and kind words over this last year. Hopefully, I can come up with some more posts that are useful and fun to read. Thanks to the @thepracticaldev team for making such a great platform.

Happy coding!