This is cool. I like the simplicity and DIY approach.
I've done something similar with my blog. [1] It's not using Disqus or any heavyweight 3rd party solution for comments.
Instead, I've created something very simple, similar to GitHub Issues frontend UI and backend, and used that. The backend is completely pluggable (it's an interface [2]), so it can be implemented by talking to real GitHub API [3], or any custom implementation you want. My blog uses a simple JSON files implementation, so I can avoid a heavyweight database dependency.
Oh, and I've also implemented reactions. Not just 6, all of them. [4]
I do use GitHub for authentication though, I don't want to make people come up with yet another password.
I've done something similar with my blog. [1] It's not using Disqus or any heavyweight 3rd party solution for comments.
Instead, I've created something very simple, similar to GitHub Issues frontend UI and backend, and used that. The backend is completely pluggable (it's an interface [2]), so it can be implemented by talking to real GitHub API [3], or any custom implementation you want. My blog uses a simple JSON files implementation, so I can avoid a heavyweight database dependency.
Oh, and I've also implemented reactions. Not just 6, all of them. [4]
I do use GitHub for authentication though, I don't want to make people come up with yet another password.
[1] https://dmitri.shuralyov.com/blog/23#comment-1
[2] https://godoc.org/github.com/shurcooL/issues#Service
[3] https://godoc.org/github.com/shurcooL/issues/githubapi
[4] https://dmitri.shuralyov.com/blog/16