TLDR Web Dev · MISCELLANEOUS

BUILDING BLUESKY COMMENTS FOR MY BLOG

natalie.sh6 min read

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Existing blog comment systems like Disqus and self-hosted solutions annoyed this dev due to performance issues, maintenance overhead, and lack of ownership. They decided to use Bluesky as a comment system, using its decentralized nature, rich content support, real identities, and cross-platform conversations. The implementation involved fetching comments from Bluesky using the AT Protocol and rendering them in a nested structure within their Astro blog.