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Nicolas Hoizey
Personal blog · nicolas-hoizey.comwebprogramming
Nicolas Hoizey's personal blog at nicolas-hoizey.com covers web and programming. Since 2017, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “So long Disqus, hello Webmention”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link his posts as sources or examples on web font sizing, 100vh and viewport height, and Webmention-based commenting. The linked posts are cited in discussions of those topics.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
This is the personnal website of Nicolas Hoizey, passionate about the Web and photography, among many other interests.
Most-linked posts?
- So long Disqus, hello Webmention2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-08-01
- Jamstack is fast only if you make it so2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-05-19
What Hacker News says?
Now that I saw it on your site, I'm absolutely considering it. I think server-side is the way to go, though, as explained by one of the webmentions on your post: https://nicolas-hoizey.com/articles/2020/05/05/jamstack-is-f...
Comment linking /articles/2020/05/05/jamstack-is-fast-only-if-you-make-it-so/
on “Webmention.io”Submitted Jamstack is fast only if you make it so as a story · 11 points
HN discussionNo, there is no global default. It can be customized by users and the defaults can vary on different devices. https://nicolas-hoizey.com/articles/2016/03/02/people-don-t-...
Comment linking /articles/2016/03/02/people-don-t-change-the-default-16px-font-size-in-their-browser/
on “Rethinking Text Resizing on Web”Submitted Generative Art with CSS as a story · 4 points
HN discussionThat is possible using bridgy and webmentions: https://brid.gy/about#how Here an example: https://nicolas-hoizey.com/2017/07/so-long-disqus-hello-webm... The missing part is the creation of the initial tweet in your idea, but that should be easy to automate.
Comment linking /2017/07/so-long-disqus-hello-webmentions.html
on “Talk: An open-source commenting platform focused on better conversation”Submitted So long Disqus, hello Webmention as a story · 3 points
HN discussionHere is an article from 2015 about the same problem but with more context and examples: https://nicolas-hoizey.com/2015/02/viewport-height-is-taller...
Comment linking /2015/02/viewport-height-is-taller-than-the-visible-part-of-the-document-in-some-mobile-browsers.html
on “Avoid 100vh on Mobile Web”Submitted How much data should my Service Worker put upfront in the offline cache? as a story · 3 points
HN discussion> The default is 16px The default is absolutely not 16px. 16px is a common default value but different browsers and devices will have different defaults and most browsers will let the user customize their font size. By assuming that 1em == 16px you are ignoring the user's preference and likely making the text hard for them to read. https://nicolas-hoizey.com/articles/2016/03/02/people-don-t-... 1rem == the font size…
Comment linking /articles/2016/03/02/people-don-t-change-the-default-16px-font-size-in-their-browser/
on “User Interface Typography”