Thanks for the comments
It has been 13 years since I removed a comment functionality from this blog. I have to admit I do not regret it. The amount of low quality, borderline spam comments was comparable to a YouTube comment section under a slightly controversial video with someone claiming ArchLinux is not the best distribution ever. But there is an email address below each post and an invitation to email me. It might not be as prominent as it should be, but let me tell you, the comments I get are well thought out, valuable to read and often a starting point for a nice conversation.
The range of comments goes from someone correcting a grammatical mistake to providing a contradicting opinion. And all of these are as welcome as the occasional "thank you for writing this post!" note. I am not a native English speaker and I worked with people who believe "y'all" is a word (Hey Andres). I will not improve my writing if no one corrects me. And there is always a chance I miss something relevant, do not have all information or lack a unique perspective no one ever shared with me.
Some low quality comments still make it through. When I talk about building full text search with Django and SQLite like I did last week, telling me "lol just use ElasticSearch" really will not get us anywhere. Neither does a comment like "works remotely for 4 weeks and is already an expert" - congratulations, you did not even make it to the second paragraph but you already have an opinion.
Luckily low quality comments like these are just an exception. Overall the comments I receive are amazing. I am writing this quick note for two reasons. First of all to encourage you to reach out. I mean it when I say ask questions, say "hi" or send me some thoughts. Second as a thank you to everyone who did in the past.
I am looking for a way to incorporate good responses or conversations, with consent of all parties (obviously), either in the blog post or a separate archive I can link to. I am not exactly sure yet how I will do this, but I am trying to figure something out.