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Cloudflare Migrates JavaScript CDN Serving 9B Requests a Day to Its Developer Platform

Leela Kumili — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:42:00 GMT

Cloudflare has migrated cdnjs, its open source CDN for JavaScript and CSS libraries, to its Developer Platform. The new architecture uses Workers, R2, KV, Workflows, Queues, Durable Objects and Containers, consolidating publishing and delivery infrastructure while preserving package contents, URLs and SRI hashes at a scale of 9 billion requests per day.

By Leela Kumili

From Projects to Products: Turning Platforms into Products People Use

Ben Linders — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:59:00 GMT

Having a platform is not enough; the real challenge is ensuring that it is understandable, usable, and actually adopted by its users. A capability is done when it can be reliably used by others. To evaluate progress, you can ask yourself “Is this being used?” and “Does it reduce friction for users?” This can help align development work with actual user value rather than delivery.

By Ben Linders