Tag: cloudflare-workers
12 articles
· hono / express
Hono vs Express — the Node.js web framework choice in 2026
Hono is faster, ships TypeScript out of the box, and runs on every edge runtime. Express 5 is stable, battle-tested, and has a deeper ecosystem. How to choose.
· cloudflare-workers / pricing
The real cost of running production on Cloudflare Workers
Workers is cheap for I/O-heavy APIs at high request volume. KV writes, D1 write bugs, and unhibernated Durable Objects are where bills go sideways.
· cloudflare / cloudflare-workers
How to Set Up Cloudflare Workers AI: Step-by-Step Guide
Run inference at the edge with Workers AI: scaffold a Worker, bind the AI, call models, stream SSE, generate images. Includes pricing and rate limits.
· upstash / redis
Upstash vs Redis Cloud — serverless Redis for edge apps
Upstash is the only managed Redis for Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, and Next.js Edge. Redis Cloud requires TCP, which V8-isolate environments block entirely.
· typescript / orm
Prisma ORM in 2026: Has It Caught Up to Drizzle at Last?
Drizzle still leads on edge and serverless. Prisma 7's Rust-free rewrite is a real architectural shift — here is who should switch and who should stay.
· deno / fresh
Deno Fresh vs Astro — which framework wins in 2026?
Astro is the safer default for most sites in 2026. Fresh 2.x wins on edge cold-start if your team lives in Deno — but ecosystem immaturity is the real cost.
· cloudflare / cloudflare-pages
How to cache static assets the right way on Cloudflare
Set Cache-Control for fingerprinted assets, index.html, and service workers on Cloudflare. Verify with cf-cache-status; six BYPASS gotchas covered.
· elysia / hono
Elysia vs Hono — Bun-native server picks in 2026
Hono is the safe default for Cloudflare Workers and multi-runtime projects. Elysia wins on Bun with Eden Treaty — zero-codegen end-to-end type safety.
· rss / astro
RSS as a distribution channel — still worth it in 2026?
Yes — RSS earns its 15-minute setup cost in 2026. Social organic reach has collapsed to 2–5%; RSS delivers to 100% of subscribers with no algorithm in the way.
· cloudflare / cloudflare-workers
How to Deploy a Cloudflare Worker with D1 + Stripe
Build a Stripe webhook handler on Cloudflare Workers with D1. Covers scaffold, wrangler.toml, Drizzle migrations, the raw-body gotcha, and production deploy.
· deployment / vercel
Best deploy platform for full-stack web apps in 2026
Render is the safest default for full-stack deployments. Vercel leads for Next.js. Fly.io for global latency. Railway has great DX but worrying reliability.
· hono / express
Hono vs Express: The Right Node.js API Framework in 2026
Pick Hono for edge deployments and TypeScript-first DX. Stay on Express if you rely on Passport.js or a middleware stack you cannot replace.