I use Hyvor Talk - https://talk.hyvor.com - for ad-free and privacy respecting commenting on my blog. I really wanted something that I can just use as a service, not host anything myself. But it's quite expensive.
If I where to ditch it to save the money, I'd look into integrating Mastodon into the page, I saw somewhere that they used Mastodon as their comment system (it's basically a thread on Mastodon that is embedded in the blog page).
The only thing I know about “good system design” is that it doesn’t exist in the abstract. Asking whether an architecture is good or bad is the wrong question. The real question is: Is it fit for purpose? Does it help you achieve what you actually need to achieve?
I could nitpick individual points in the article, but that misses the bigger issue: the premise is off.
Don’t chase generic advice about good or bad design. First understand your requirements, then design a system that meets them.
Wow, thank you so much, that's flattering. And motivating - I shall start blogging again this month, and try to stick to a monthly cadence. Make sure to subscribe to the RSS feed or follow me on Bluesky or Mastodon, to get notified for new posts :)
I looked and Flix a while ago and found it really interesting - so much so that I wrote an article "Flix for Java Programmers" about it. Might actually be a bit outdated by now.. need to look at Flix's recent development again.
If I where to ditch it to save the money, I'd look into integrating Mastodon into the page, I saw somewhere that they used Mastodon as their comment system (it's basically a thread on Mastodon that is embedded in the blog page).