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Networking — Traffic transparency: unleashing the power of Cloudflare Trace

Traffic transparency: unleashing the power of Cloudflare Trace

Today, we are excited to announce Cloudflare Trace! Cloudflare Trace is available to all our customers. Cloudflare Trace enables you to understand how HTTP requests traverse your zone's configuration and what Cloudflare Rules are being applied to the request

MBMatt BullockMatt Bullock·September 25, 2023Networking
Security — EU hosting for Figma and FigJam files

EU hosting for Figma and FigJam files

Figma announces new EU hosting options for Figma and FigJam files. Read more on our commitment to data security and what this means for Enterprise plan customers.

FFigma·September 25, 2023Security
Security — Welcome to Birthday Week 2023

Welcome to Birthday Week 2023

Building the future is, in part, what Birthday Week is about. Over the past 13 years we’ve announced things like Universal SSL (doubling the size of the encrypted web overnight), or Cloudflare Workers (helping change the way people build and scale applications). This year will be no different

JGJohn Graham CummingJohn Graham Cumming·September 24, 2023Security
Engineering — What codegen is (actually) good for

What codegen is (actually) good for

Codegen isn't a replacement, but an extension of your programming. In this post, we share recommendations for using codegen to augment your workflows.

ESEmil Sjölander·September 22, 2023Engineering
Frontend — The Path To Awesome CSS Easing With The linear() Function — Smashing Magazine

The Path To Awesome CSS Easing With The linear() Function — Smashing Magazine

With the new CSS `linear()` easing function on the horizon, the possibilities of what we can do to create natural-feeling animations and transitions in the future are greatly expanded. Jhey Tompkins looks at the current state of CSS easing in this article and demonstrates what we can expect from `linear()`, including handy tools to get your hands on it today.

JTJhey TompkinsJhey Tompkins·September 22, 2023Frontend