To leave the choice up to the user. There's technologically no reason for HN to force external links to open in a new tab/window. https://css-tricks.com/use-tar

To leave the choice up to the user. There's technologically no reason for HN to force external links to open in a new tab/window. https://css-tricks.com/use-target_blank/ https://css-tricks.com/use-target_blank/