My 6 Most Popular Programming Articles

Pen Magnet
2 min readJun 5, 2022
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My total Medium outreach is already past 1M readers.

Here is a list of my most popular articles, sorted by view count:

Why You Should Never Send Your CV via Gmail

This story went viral on Medium right when the pandemic lockdowns shook the world. So far, it has netted 319K views, and 80% of it are Medium internal. It talks about some of the most overlooked privacy concerns in our life.

Why Senior Developers Are Leading the Great Resignation Movement

This story went viral outside Medium. It got most of its views from social media, the leading one of which was Reddit. The story ruled Programming subreddit (/r/programming) not just once, but twice.

So far, its total view count is 109K, with 24K reads.

Developers — here is the best WHY to quit your 9–5 job

This story was published in June 2019, and was one of my first Medium writings. It turned out to be a breakout story, netting 86K views despite my follower count being under 100.

5 Difficult Skills That Pay Off Exponentially in Programming

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Author of Comprehensive Approach to Senior Developer Interview), Startup writer, Programmer, Tech Career Blogger, Education Engagement Enthusiast