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great idea! implemented, and updated the article. thank you.

• carlosperate 5y ago
  It's also not easy to quickly identify it's a link, as the word highlight is the same as the previous examples. Maybe adding an underlines or something to make it slightly different might help with that.
  • SamBam 5y ago
    Right, or a small "outgoing link" symbol (usually a box with an arrow coming out the top-right corner) next to it.
  • extra88 5y ago
    Yes, don't disable link underlines within the code blocks, let the default be. It's not like there's a competing convention for underlining within code blocks.
• Silhouette 5y ago
  It might also be worth having those links opening in new tabs as an option. Right now, at least on iOS, following a link and then going back leaves you at the top of the original page again, not where you were up to before you clicked the link.
  • extra88 5y ago
    In general, it's better for sites to not take away from the user the choice of opening a link in a new tab or not. When I follow a link on my iPhone, when I use the Back button, the page is still scrolled to where it was before, which is my typical experience in mobile Safari.
    • Silhouette 5y ago
      In general, I agree. But if the link is a surprise because the styling isn't obvious and it might easily be tapped while trying to scroll content on a small touchscreen and it breaks normal back button behaviour, I disagree in this specific instance. All of those things were true in iOS Safari on my iPhone at the time I wrote that comment.