Day 47: Using device mapper to manage Firecracker images
Day 47: Using device mapper to manage Firecracker images
The Social Sector is Contributing to the Broader OSS Ecosystem
As the world becomes more interconnected and complicated, so too does the expanse of open source ecosystems. While the majority of open source software (OSS) lies with corporate technology companies,…
How We Ran a Successful Remote Internship Program in 2020
Although tumultuous and unexpected, 2020 did not come without its silver linings, one being Cloudflare’s remote summer internship program.
Tech Stacks and Website Longevity
Steren Giannini in "My stack will outlive yours":
Firecracker: start a VM in less than a second
Firecracker: start a VM in less than a second
Introducing Project Fair Shot: Ensuring COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Sites Can Keep Up With Demand
Project Fair Shot provides Cloudflare's new Waiting Room service for free for any government, municipality, hospital, pharmacy, or other organization responsible for distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
Cloudflare Waiting Room
Today, we are excited to announce Cloudflare Waiting Room! It will be first available to select customers through a new program called Project Fair Shot, with general availability in our Business and Enterprise plans in the near future.
Level up your code with TwilioQuest
It’s no secret that making your first contribution to open source can be intimidating. A Major League Hacking survey found that a majority of students know that contributing to open…
Lurking bugs behind infrequently-executed code paths
Using GraphQL for High-Performing Mobile Applications - Shopify
GraphQL is the syntax that describes data that a client asks from a server. The client, in this case, is a mobile application. GraphQL is usually compared with REST API, a common syntax that most mobile application developers use. We will share how GraphQL can solve some of the pain points of REST API in mobile application development and discuss tips and best practices that we learned at Shopify
Why we chose Apache Superset as our data exploration platform
The best of Changelog • 2020 Edition
If you haven’t seen it, the GitHub Changelog helps you keep up-to-date with all the latest features and updates to GitHub. We shipped a tonne of changes last year, and…
Day 43: Building VM images
Day 43: Building VM images
Optimizing the Aural Experience on Android Devices with xHE-AAC
Technical information about how Netflix uses Android APIs and xHE-AAC metadata, especially MPEG-D DRC, to optimize the listening experience.
Day 41: Trying to understand what a bridge is
Day 41: Trying to understand what a bridge is
How To Build A Node.js API For Ethereum Blockchain — Smashing Magazine
why do we need blockchain? Blockchain is a safe way to record activities and keep data fresh while maintaining a record of its history compared to the traditional records or databases where hacks, errors, and downtimes are very possible. In this article, John Agbanusi explains how you can build a Node.js API from scratch by building and deploying an Ethereum Blockchain for decentralization. He als
Update on an employee matter
On Friday, January 8th, GitHub separated with an employee. Later that day and over the weekend, employees raised concerns about the circumstances of the separation. We took these concerns seriously.…
HR is not your friend, and other things I think you should know
Day 40: screen flickering & a talk about containers
Day 40: screen flickering & a talk about containers
Failing to make progress under excess request load
Uganda's January 13, 2021 Internet Shut Down
Two days ago, through its communications regulator, Uganda's government ordered the "Suspension Of The Operation Of Internet Gateways" hours before the country's general election. This action was confirmed by several users and journalists who got access to the letter sent to Internet providers.
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.0 available as a release candidate!
Today, we’re making GitHub Enterprise Server 3.0 available as a release candidate. Announced in the GitHub Universe Keynote, it’s the biggest ever change to Enterprise Server, bringing customers: Actions –…
Holistic web protection: industry recognition for a prolific 2020
Today we’re excited to announce that Frost & Sullivan has named Cloudflare the Innovation Leader in their Frost Radar™: Global Holistic Web Protection Market Report.
Proper Tabbing to Interactive Elements in Firefox on macOS
I just had to debug an issue with focusable elements in Firefox. Someone reported to me that when tabbing to a certain element within a CodePen embed, it shot
Building an Ethereum app using Redwood.js and Fauna
With the recent climb of Bitcoin’s price over 20k $USD, and to it recently breaking 30k, I thought it’s worth taking a deep dive back into creating Ethereum
How to Make GraphQL and DynamoDB Play Nicely Together
Serverless, GraphQL, and DynamoDB are a powerful combination for building websites. The first two are well-loved, but DynamoDB is often misunderstood or
A Day in the Life of a Backend Platform Engineer at Slack Pune
5:25 am First alarm rings. *Snooze.* 6:30 am The final alarm rings and I know this is the last one, so I get up and immediately start making my bed. I open the curtains to take a look at the weather and the early morning light. I walk to my balcony and stand there to…
The Lies that can Undermine Democracy
Recent events highlight our need to take serious measures to counter lies that are undermining democracies.
Server-sent events: a simple way to stream events from a server
Server-sent events: a simple way to stream events from a server
Day 35: Launching my VMs more reliably
Day 35: Launching my VMs more reliably
Painters Tape and Fault Tolerance
One of my favorite things in the world is painters tape (also called masking tape). It seems like something silly: some tape you put on a wall when you’re painting to avoid getting paint on the wall. The tape doesn’t have a strong adhesive, so it can be pulled back off the wall without damaging it.
`aspect-ratio` is going to deprecate FitVids
Jen was just tweetin' about how the latest Safari Technical Preview has aspect-ratio. Looks like Chrome and Firefox both have it behind a flag, so with Safari
Daily blog posts about my time at RC
Daily blog posts about my time at RC
Day 34: Learning about qemu
Day 34: Learning about qemu
Day 33: pairing is magic and beautiful git diffs
Day 33: pairing is magic and beautiful git diffs
How To Make More Money Selling Shopify Apps In 2021 — Smashing Magazine
Developing a Shopify app and being able to sell it are two different things. While you might be a very skilled app developer, that’s not always enough for Shopify merchants to decide to install a newly released and unreviewed app on their sites. If you want to give merchants a reason to install and use your Shopify app, there are four things you need to do.
Some Recent Videos About Websites That Are Pretty Good
Here's a little hodgepodge of videos I've recently bookmarked (and watched). I couldn't decide if each one of them should be a separate blog post or if I
Sample: Embedded Requesting Workflows Using the HelloSign and Dropbox APIs
Use this code sample to learn how combine the HelloSign and Dropbox APIs to send Dropbox files for eSignature using an embedded requesting workflow.
Advancing developer freedom: GitHub is fully available in Iran
Today we are announcing a breakthrough: we have secured a license from the US government to offer GitHub to developers in Iran. This includes all services for individuals and organizations, private and public, free and paid.
Should The Web Expose Hardware Capabilities? — Smashing Magazine
This article is a response to the Platform Adjacency Theory by Alex Russell, with specific takes on WebUSB and some alternative proposals for a way forward.
2020 in Review
An overview of what I accomplished in 2020 and a bit about my goals for 2021.
Towards An Ad-Free Web: Diversifying The Online Economy — Smashing Magazine
The founding principles of the World Wide Web have been warped by years of over-reliance on advertising. Fixing that imbalance and moving toward a more ethical, open web means relaying the foundations, with sites showing other ways are possible. Incorporate sustainability into your designs. Communicate what you do and how you survive and what people can do to help. Progress does not happen on its
Summary of reading: October - December 2021 - Eli Bendersky's website
Summary of reading: January - March 2021 - Eli Bendersky's website
Summary of reading: April - June 2021 - Eli Bendersky's website
Summary of reading: July - September 2021 - Eli Bendersky's website
2020: Year in review
2020: Year in review
Sparks Of Inspiration To Welcome The New Year (January 2021 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine
What better way could there be to start the new year than with some fresh inspiration? Our collection of wallpapers for January 2021 is bound to put a smile on your face — and maybe spark new ideas, too.
Cloudinary Tricks for Video
Creating video is time consuming. A well-made 5-minute video can take hours to plan, record, and edit — and that's before we start talking about
The Rules of Margin Collapse
Josh Comeau covers the concept of margin collapsing:
A Practical Introduction To Dependency Injection — Smashing Magazine
This article is the first part of an upcoming series that provides a practical introduction to Dependency Injection in a manner that immediately permits you to realize its many benefits without being hampered down by theory. Today, Jamie Corkhill will depict only a very practical example of dependency injection in use and mostly neglect the theoretical attributes. He does it this way in order to m
Smashing Podcast Episode 32: Review Of The Year 2020 — Smashing Magazine
In this episode, we’re taking a look back at 2020. Who did we speak to in our episodes this year, and what did we learn? Let’s listen back to some clips to find out.
It turns out that Thunderbolt works now
Creativity In A World Of Technology: Does It Exist? — Smashing Magazine
In this article, Maggie Mackenzie investigates the intricate dynamics associated with the relationship between creativity and technology and discussing whether or not creativity still exists. She will explore what creativity looks like and who (or what) is it now coming from. Ultimately, if creativity is truly being impacted by technology, is there a way to find the balance between the human and t
A Utility Class for Covering Elements
Big ol' same to Michelle Barker here:
WireGuard: great protocol, but skip the Mac app
Integrating Cloudflare Gateway and Access
We’re excited to announce that you can now set up your Access policies to require that all user traffic to your application is filtered by Cloudflare Gateway. This ensures that all of the traffic to your self-hosted and SaaS applications is secured and centrally logged.
Highlights from Game Off 2020
Game Off is our annual month-long game jam. This year’s theme was “moonshot,” and there were more than 500 tre-moon-dous submissions! 🌛 Here are some of the top-rated games as…
How To Optimize Progressive Web Apps: Going Beyond The Basics — Smashing Magazine
Progressive web applications are proven to raise user engagement and keep the costs down effectively. Building a modern PWA requires more than just the core setup to keep up with the user’s expectations. Today, Gert Svaiko will take a first-hand look at adding contemporary characteristics to PWAs, from functioning offline to user-friendly permission requests.
Cloudflare Acquires Linc
Today, we’re excited to announce the acquisition of Linc, an automation platform to help front-end developers collaborate and build powerful applications.
