# Behind the feature: comments, contextually

DevFeed: [Behind the feature: comments, contextually](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/behind-the-feature-comments-contextually-9519.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/behind-the-feature-figma-community-comments/>)

Author: Emily Zhong

Published: 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>)

## AI overview

An engineer describes how Figma introduced general and contextual comments for files in the Figma Community. The article covers interaction design, edge cases, technical changes to the file preview, performance considerations, and the product decisions behind connecting creators and users.

## Source excerpt

Engineer Emily Zhong shares insight into how we introduced commenting on files in the Figma Community: interactions, edge cases, and a new paradigm for sharing and connecting.