I had similar thoughts while reading the piece. Especially the statement that he "is still the best programmer at his company". One wonders if that is something he said about himself or if it is something the other coders said. Without further context, it feels pretty strange.
Hey thanks for reading, I'm the author of the piece. The original went through a couple rounds of edits since it's on the company page but PM if you want the original :)
I know. I'm allright with puff pieces. My point is I've never read a puff piece so overblown with adoration as this one, except when I read about Turkmen civil servants' official opinion of the late Türkmenbaşy (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/21/1)