Making Edge Side Includes (ESI) Automatic and Easy

On July 3, 2012, Matthew Prince discussed HTTP caching and its limitations in delivering performance benefits for web pages with dynamic content. Traditional Content Delivery Network (CDN) vendors introduced Edge Side Include (ESI) protocol to address this issue but it was not widely adopted due to the complexity of implementation. Cloudflare's Railgun technology automates ESI support without requiring changes in code, offering significant performance benefits and ease of use for web publishers. The company aims to make such advanced technologies accessible and affordable for all its customers.