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Birthday week: Cloudflare turns 10

What's this blog post about?

Cloudflare celebrated its 10th birthday with a series of announcements during "Birthday Week." On Day 1, Durable Objects and Cron Triggers were announced for the Workers platform, enhancing use cases. Day 2 saw the introduction of a new Web Analytics product that prioritizes user privacy while providing accurate analytics. Additionally, Google's Chrome team's Web Vitals metric was integrated into Cloudflare's Browser Insights product to improve website performance. On Day 3, Cloudflare Radar was launched, offering insights into global internet traffic patterns. The company also announced support for HTTPS/HTTP3 records to improve security and performance. Day 4 focused on APIs with the introduction of beta support for gRPC and API Shield for enhanced security. Finally, on Day 5, Automatic Platform Optimization was launched, starting with WordPress, to cache HTML content more intelligently. Throughout the week, various industry leaders participated in discussions about the past, present, and future of the internet.

Company
Cloudflare

Date published
Oct. 4, 2020

Author(s)
James Allworth

Word count
2315

Hacker News points
4

Language
English


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