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title: "2016 Great Year for Enginerds"
description: "While many want to call 2016 the worst year ever, I feel that is an entirely undeserved title. It certainly could have been a better year, but it wasn't the worst that I can…"
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author: "James Lewis"
date: "2017-01-04T14:01:49Z"
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# 2016 Great Year for Enginerds


While many want to call 2016 the worst year ever, I feel that is an entirely undeserved title. It certainly could have been a better year, but it wasn't the worst that I can remember. For the engineering community, both professional and hobbyist, it seems to have been a fantastic year. My gauge for this feeling is the activity on baldengineer.com. In 2016, I saw almost half a million sessions contributing over 1.2 million page views. (That's 98% more people looking at 313% more tutorials compared to 2015.)

Here's a breakdown of the most visited pages (tutorials) on the site.

## Overall Top 5 Tutorials for 2016

First up is a simple list with the most views, across all content.

1. [MQTT Tutorial for Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and ESP8266](/mqtt-tutorial.html)
1. [Raspberry Pi GUI Tutorial](/raspberry-pi-gui-tutorial.html)
1. [millis() Tutorial: Arduino Multitasking](/millis-tutorial.html)
1. [Arduino, how do you reset mills()?](/arduino-how-do-you-reset-millis.html)
1. [Top 4 transistors for your kit](/the-best-4-transistors-to-keep-in-your-parts-kit.html)

The MQTT and Raspberry Pi GUI tutorials have been runaway hits. As a follow-up, I'm working on two more based on their popularity. One is how to subscribe to multiple MQTT topics (in Arduino) and the other is looking at creating a non-QT GUI for Raspberry Pi. The MQTT will be soon. The expanded Raspberry Pi tutorial, later down the road.

## Overall Top 5 Tutorials for 2016 -- FROM 2016

This list is similar to the previous list. However, Only #1 and #2 on that list were posts I made in the last year. So here are the Top 5 posts published in 2016.

1. [MQTT Tutorial for Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and ESP8266](/mqtt-tutorial.html)
1. [Raspberry Pi GUI Tutorial](/raspberry-pi-gui-tutorial.html)
1. [MQTT Introduction](/mqtt-introduction.html)
1. [Use Arduino millis() with buttons to delay events](/use-millis-with-buttons-to-delay-events.html)
1. [5 Common Arduino Programming Mistakes](/5-common-arduino-programming-mistakes.html)

No surprise here really. I would like to comment that one of my favorite graphics this year was the header image I created for the [5 Common Arduino Programming Mistakes](/5-common-arduino-programming-mistakes.html). I thought it looked beautiful and was clever. Just saying.

Honorable Mentions

Here's some stuff on the site I just want to highlight. No particular reason. Just stuff I like.

1. The ever expanding [Arduino millis() examples cookbook](/millis-cookbook.html)
1. The [5 (maybe 6 now) electrical engineering podcast I think you subscribe to](/5-electrical-engineering-podcasts.html)
1. [Four ESP8266 Gotchas](/four-esp8266-gotchas.html)
1. [Blink Without Delay Explained, Line by Line](/blink-without-delay-explained.html)
1. [3D Printer Tips I wish I knew years ago.](/3d-printer-tips.html)

Last but not least, don't forget I also blog frequently on the [KEMET Engineering Center Blog](https://ec.kemet.com/blog).

But these lists leave out some of my favorites from the year! Like when I learned [electronics safety while mountain climbing](/6-electronic-safety-tips.html), or how I used [a financial modified moving average for PWM current](/measure-pwm-current.html), or the guest post from [John Teel and Predictable Designs](/arduino-prototype-into-product.html).

> Sorry naysayers, but 2016 was a great year! At least for enginerds.

## Looking Ahead to 2017

There's a project I worked on over the holiday break I'll be sharing in a week or two. My only hint is that it is big, red, and goes "pew pew pew." I have a pile of stuff I've started reviews on but haven't finished, so you'll be seeing those soon. As I mentioned before, I have some new MQTT and PI tutorials coming sooner than later. And lastly, I'm working on a new eBook focused entirely on Arduino millis() programming.

Don't forget I also produce video content on the [AddOhms YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/addohms). Make sure you're subscribed there because I'm changing the format of the channel, which I hope means time to make more content.

Thank you to everyone who visits the site, subscribes to the newsletter, and sends feedback. I appreciate all of the comments, interactions on social media, and emails I receive (sorry I can't respond to everyone).

Cheers and here is to another great year!
James