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Networking — Cloudflare’s view of Internet disruptions in Pakistan

Cloudflare’s view of Internet disruptions in Pakistan

Following the arrest of ex-PM Imran Khan, violent protests led the Pakistani government to order the shutdown of mobile Internet services and blocking of social media platforms. We examine the impact of these shutdowns on Internet traffic in Pakistan and traffic to Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver.

DBDavid BelsonDavid Belson·May 12, 2023Networking
Engineering — How Pingora keeps count

How Pingora keeps count

In this blog post, we explain and open source the counting algorithm that powers Pingora. This will be the first of a series of blog posts that share both the Pingora libraries and the ideas behind

YYuchenYuchen·May 12, 2023Engineering
Systems — The Linux Crypto API for user applications

The Linux Crypto API for user applications

If you run your software on Linux, the Linux Kernel itself can satisfy all your cryptographic needs! In this post we will explore Linux Crypto API for user applications and try to understand its pros and cons

OOxanaOxana·May 11, 2023Systems
Engineering — Game Bytes

Game Bytes

Game Bytes is our monthly series taking a peek at the world of gamedev on GitHub—featuring game engine updates, game jam details, open source games, mods, maps, and more. Game on!

LRLee ReillyLee Reilly·May 10, 2023Engineering
Frontend — A Guide To Redux Toolkit With TypeScript — Smashing Magazine

A Guide To Redux Toolkit With TypeScript — Smashing Magazine

The Redux Toolkit documentation calls the library a better way to write Redux logic for React apps and a simple and efficient toolkit for Redux development. In this article, you will learn about the Redux toolkit by building an app that tracks project issues.

DKDeepak KumarDeepak Kumar·May 10, 2023Frontend
Frontend — What does Vercel do?

What does Vercel do?

Technically newsletter founder Justin Gage explains how Vercel makes building web applications as easy as possible, powered by the frontend cloud.

VVercel·May 10, 2023Frontend
Security — What is ReDoS, and how do you fix it?

What is ReDoS, and how do you fix it?

Code scanning detects ReDoS vulnerabilities automatically, but fixing them isn’t always easy. This blog post describes a 4-step strategy for fixing ReDoS bugs.

KBKevin BackhouseKevin Backhouse·May 9, 2023Security