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I've reached out via the Beta form because I'm so damn excited for that. I have longed tried to map a project of mine (serverless game server for TGC based on w

I've reached out via the Beta form because I'm so damn excited for that. I have longed tried to map a project of mine (serverless game server for TGC based on workers) onto the available storage tech (KV), but consistency guarantees just weren't where I needed them to be. Hope they'll find a slot soon. Edit: (If someone from CF has questions, you can reach me at hn@elasticwaffle.com) My use case is pretty much exactly the one described in the blog post (over on CF) for multiplayer games. Using DO for ongoing 1v1 matches in a trading-card-game style turn-by-turn strategy game. Players would play against a simple AI (which itself is a worker) or other players. The game is served from Workers Static Sites. But multiplayer required stronger coordination and the delay from KV writes to reach all PoPs is a deal-breaker. DO solve not only that, but the interface (just being classes) allows the game design to melt with the backend design.

geelen 6y ago
Beta invites are definitely flowing now, but I'd recommend pinging someone on Twitter or elsewhere with a quick description of what you're going to build. I think they had so many signups they're worried about opening the floodgates, but on a case-by-case basis there's plenty of room. Maybe?
- kentonv 6y ago
  We really do prefer people fill out the form rather than try to ping us on Twitter. :) https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-workers-durable-objects-beta https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-workers-durable-object... We are taking things slowly. Storing data is a big responsibility. We'll need to test with a small number of users for an extended period (a few months) to work out any reliability issues before we really scale up.
throwaway894345 6y ago
I’d love to hear more about your use case and the consistency limitations you’re running into!
- minxomat 6y ago
  Feel free to reach out (email in parent post).
  - haneefmubarak 6y ago
    I'm on the Cloudflare Workers team and while I can't help you get access any quicker than the usual route through the form, I'd still love to hear about your specific usecase(s) and limitations. Is it okay if I email you?
    - minxomat 6y ago
      Yeah, go ahead.
      - haneefmubarak 6y ago
        Sent!
    - fiddlerwoaroof 6y ago
      Does there happen to be a local simulator one could use to build out an app?
      - haneefmubarak 6y ago
        I don't know about a full-blown local sim, but perhaps https://blog.cloudflare.com/trailblazing-a-development-environment-for-workers/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/trailblazing-a-development-envir... is close enough to what you have in mind? Also perhaps try playing around in https://cloudflareworkers.com/ https://cloudflareworkers.com/ I don't believe Workers _Durable Objects_ specifically is available to play around with outside of the beta, however - apologies if that's what you actually wanted to play with. We're working hard on building and perfecting it into a product that everyone will be able to use soon, so keep an eye on this space. Is there a specific usecase you have in mind? I'd love to hear about it!

geelen 6y ago

Beta invites are definitely flowing now, but I'd recommend pinging someone on Twitter or elsewhere with a quick description of what you're going to build. I think they had so many signups they're worried about opening the floodgates, but on a case-by-case basis there's plenty of room. Maybe?

kentonv 6y ago
We really do prefer people fill out the form rather than try to ping us on Twitter. :) https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-workers-durable-objects-beta https://www.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-workers-durable-object... We are taking things slowly. Storing data is a big responsibility. We'll need to test with a small number of users for an extended period (a few months) to work out any reliability issues before we really scale up.

throwaway894345 6y ago

I’d love to hear more about your use case and the consistency limitations you’re running into!

minxomat 6y ago
Feel free to reach out (email in parent post).
- haneefmubarak 6y ago
  I'm on the Cloudflare Workers team and while I can't help you get access any quicker than the usual route through the form, I'd still love to hear about your specific usecase(s) and limitations. Is it okay if I email you?
  - minxomat 6y ago
    Yeah, go ahead.
    - haneefmubarak 6y ago
      Sent!
  - fiddlerwoaroof 6y ago
    Does there happen to be a local simulator one could use to build out an app?
    - haneefmubarak 6y ago
      I don't know about a full-blown local sim, but perhaps https://blog.cloudflare.com/trailblazing-a-development-environment-for-workers/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/trailblazing-a-development-envir... is close enough to what you have in mind? Also perhaps try playing around in https://cloudflareworkers.com/ https://cloudflareworkers.com/ I don't believe Workers _Durable Objects_ specifically is available to play around with outside of the beta, however - apologies if that's what you actually wanted to play with. We're working hard on building and perfecting it into a product that everyone will be able to use soon, so keep an eye on this space. Is there a specific usecase you have in mind? I'd love to hear about it!