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Security — The truly programmable SASE platform

The truly programmable SASE platform

As the only SASE platform with a native developer stack, we’re giving you the tools to build custom, real-time security logic and integrations directly at the edge.

AAbeAbe·March 2, 2026Security
Engineering — Quick Hit #104

Quick Hit #104

Safari TP 238 trials :open, which would make it baseline (yes, really).

DSDaniel SchwarzDaniel Schwarz·March 2, 2026Engineering
Distributed — FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale

FFmpeg at Meta: Media Processing at Scale

FFmpeg is truly a multi-tool for media processing. As an industry-standard tool it supports a wide variety of audio and video codecs and container formats. It can also orchestrate complex chains of filters for media editing and manipulation. For the people who use our apps, FFmpeg plays an important role in enabling new video experiences […]

CWChris Wiltz·March 2, 2026Distributed
SRE & Ops — Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc

Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc

Meta recognizes the long-term benefits of jemalloc, a high-performance memory allocator, in its software infrastructure. We are renewing focus on jemalloc, aiming to reduce maintenance needs and modernize the codebase while continuing to evolve the allocator to adapt to the latest hardware and workloads. We are committed to continuing to develop jemalloc development with the […]

CWChris Wiltz·March 2, 2026SRE & Ops
Frontend — Getting Started With The Popover API — Smashing Magazine

Getting Started With The Popover API — Smashing Magazine

What happens if you rebuild a single tooltip using the browser’s native model without the aid of a library? The Popover API turns tooltips from something you simulate into something the browser actually understands. Opening and closing, keyboard interaction, Escape handling, and much of the accessibility now come from the platform itself, not from ad-hoc JavaScript.

GAGodstime AburuGodstime Aburu·March 2, 2026Frontend
Engineering — Fresh Energy In March (2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

Fresh Energy In March (2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opportunity to get your desktop ready for spring — and, who knows, maybe they’ll spark some new ideas, too. Enjoy!

CMCosima MielkeCosima Mielke·February 28, 2026Engineering
Networking — ASPA: making Internet routing more secure

ASPA: making Internet routing more secure

ASPA is the cryptographic upgrade for BGP that helps prevent route leaks by verifying the path network traffic takes. New features in Cloudflare Radar make tracking its adoption easy.

MBMingwei, BrytonMingwei, Bryton·February 27, 2026Networking
Frontend — Building frontend UIs with Codex and Figma

Building frontend UIs with Codex and Figma

With Codex to Figma, teams can bring real, running interfaces into Figma to explore, refine, and make decisions together, then bring it back to Codex with design context intact.

YKYarden Katz·February 26, 2026Frontend