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A CDN isn't only for helping you handle large amounts of traffic. It also makes sure the content is close to the user so they get a better experience.
by ecnahc515 9y ago
A CDN isn't only for helping you handle large amounts of traffic. It also makes sure the content is close to the user so they get a better experience.
- leeoniya 9y agotrue, but the need for a CDN isnt a foregone conclusion. it entirely depends on your traffic. a CDN also exposes your users' privacy via third-party cookies [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14694451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14694451
- TeMPOraL 9y ago> It also makes sure the content is close to the user so they get a better experience. The way most websites fuck that experience up with superfluous JS and media content makes this point moot, IMO. Being able to deliver JS 200ms faster doesn't help when you're serving megabytes of it.