Jess Sachs
localghost.dev · Personal blog · on HN since 2019
Jess Sachs, a software engineer, writes about web development, semantic HTML, career growth, and personal websites on her own themed site.
What HN saysHN commenters praise it as a well-written blog with personality and attention to detail, such as theme switchers, and cite it as an example of the IndieWeb.
21HN people shared it
4linked it in comments
19stories submitted
2.3Kstory points
4 months agolast shared
2019people per year2026
Most-shared posts
- 1Everything I googled in a week as a professional software engineer4 people · 1.0K points · first shared 2019 · 378 comments on HN
- 2This website is for humans2 people · 658 points · first shared 2025 · 355 comments on HN
- 3Start at the beginning: the importance of learning the basics2 people · 3 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 4Engineering Progression for Humans2 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · 1 comments on HN
- 5Page is under construction: A love letter to the personal website1 people · 242 points · first shared 2025 · 106 comments on HN
- 6The right tag for the job: why you should use semantic HTML1 people · 184 points · first shared 2021 · 98 comments on HN
- 7Just because you can doesn't mean you should: the <meter> element1 people · 151 points · first shared 2024 · 129 comments on HN
- 8Time-based background colour transitions with Temporal and CSS color-mix1 people · 7 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN
- 9Everything I googled in a week as a professional software engineer (2019)1 people · 1 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN
- 10“AI”, and the trouble with inaccessible SaaS1 people · 1 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 11Building a website like it's 1999 in 20221 people · 1 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 12Go to Conferences1 people · 1 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 13Stop Generating, Start Thinking1 people · 1 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN
- 14About1 people · first shared 2025
- 15Robots1 people · first shared 2025
What HN people wrote when they linked it
rcarr · 2023-01-26
A lot of people are still using them, especially in the IndieWeb scene. I came across this really cool blog last night (click the different theme switchers in the top right) and the author is using one:
https://localghost.dev/
oooyay · 2025-08-14
https://localghost.dev/about/
The theme also changes the background of her profile picture. The attention to detail is commendable.
accrual · 2025-08-13
This is a really wonderful blog. Well written, to the point, and has its own personality. I'm taking some notes for my own future blog and enjoyed meeting Penny the dog (virtually):
https://localghost.dev/blog/touching-grass-and-shrubs-and-flowers-and-…
Dotnaught · 2025-08-13
https://localghost.dev/robots.txt
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