Generating Documentation for TypeScript Projects
November 12, 2016 1:00 PM
Traditionally, JavaScript docs use code comments. This post explores generating documentation directly from TypeScript source code, a more efficient alternative....
Accelerating Node.js applications with HTTP/2 Server Push
August 16, 2016 12:17 PM
In April, we announced support for HTTP/2 Server Push via the HTTP Link header. My coworker John has demonstrated how easy it is to add Server Push to an example PHP application. We wanted to make it easy to improve the performance of contemporary websites built with Node.js. ...
Open Sourcing CloudFlare’s UI Framework
June 08, 2016 5:47 PM
Late last year, the CloudFlare UI team made a huge decision: to change JavaScript frameworks from Backbone & Marionette to React & Redux....
How we built Origin CA: Web Crypto
May 10, 2016 3:21 PM
At CloudFlare we strive to combine features that are simple, secure, and backed by solid technology. The Origin CA is a great example of this. You no longer need to go to a third-party certificate authority to protect the connection between CloudFlare and your origin server....
An introduction to JavaScript-based DDoS
April 30, 2015 12:02 PM
CloudFlare protects millions of websites from online threats. One of the oldest and most pervasive attacks launched against websites is the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack....
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December 12, 2012 6:35 PM
CDNJS: The Fastest Javascript Repo on the Web
More than a year ago, Ryan Kirkman and Thomas Davis approached us about a project they were working on. Dubbed CDNJS, the project had a noble goal: make the world's Javascript resources load as fast as possible....
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July 03, 2012 3:21 PM
Go at CloudFlare
The other day I blogged here about our new Railgun software that speeds up the back haul between CloudFlare data centers and our clients' servers. At CloudFlare we're using a number of different languages depending on the task....
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March 09, 2012 2:27 AM
Come Meet Team CloudFlare at SXSW
CloudFlare has been a big supporter of SXSW. This summer, when the Interactive, Film, and Music festival opened its Panel Picker for submissions, CloudFlare helped keep it online under the flood of ensuing traffic. A bunch of folks from team CloudFlare are headed to Austin....
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October 03, 2011 2:30 AM
Combining Javascript & CSS, a Better Way
The conventional wisdom in web performance circles is that you want to combine multiple javascript and CSS files. The reason for this is that there is significant overhead every time you setup a new HTTP request. More requests, more wasted overhead....
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June 18, 2011 11:35 PM
An All New (and Improved) AutoMinify
We turned on AutoMinify as a beta feature a while ago, but we weren't particularly happy with it. Originally, we did it the same way everyone else does: we'd request the resource from the origin, serve it unminified on the first load, cache it, and then......
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June 16, 2011 11:14 PM
App a Day #13 - CDNJS Selections for Legacy Browser Support
To demonstrate the utility of this open-source repository, today's CloudFlare App is CDNJS Selections, where a click installs the selected JavaScript libraries on your site....
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June 16, 2011 8:43 PM
CDNJS: Community Moderated Javascript Libraries + CloudFlare
If you're using a Javascript library, the ideal case is that your visitors arrive on your site with it already stored in their browser's cache. The more sites that use the same URL to reference the library, the more likely it is that it will be cached even for first-time visitors...
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June 15, 2011 10:59 PM
App a Day #11 - ExceptionHub for JavaScript Error Tracking
The utility of JavaScript in modern websites increases daily. Whatever the web application, JavaScript is often the answer. But debugging can be a slog, and it's nearly impossible to capture the diversity of web browsers in the real world, no matter how comprehensive your test su...
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May 03, 2011 7:39 PM
News From CloudFlare Labs: Javascript Preloader Research
Some of the techniques that CloudFlare uses to make sites faster and safer have generally been around and used by the Internet Giants for some time. In other places, CloudFlare is breaking new ground in offering state-of-the-art technologies to increase performance and security. ...
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