Picking a Worker router: vanilla, Itty, or Hono
Three options: vanilla fetch (0 bundle), Itty Router (3KB), Hono (13KB). Syntax, middleware, Zod validation, when to pick which, and why this blog uses vanilla at 40+ routes....
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KhaVan - 5 min read
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← All postsWrangler + Miniflare dev loop: init to deploy in 30 minutes
The practical dev loop for Workers: wrangler init, local wrangler dev with Miniflare, vitest, D1 migrations, secrets, deploying to 300+ PoPs in 30 seconds. Plus CI/CD and gotchas....
- KhaVan
- 6 min read
The 3-binding mental model: Request, Identity, Storage
A common frame for every Worker: Request is the entry point, Identity is who's calling, Storage is where you read and write. Applied to the Worker running this blog....
- KhaVan
- 8 min read
Workers runtime mental model: lifecycle, context, limits
The fetch handler, ExecutionContext, waitUntil, subrequest limits, CPU vs wall time, real cold starts. Six misconceptions from Node/Lambda. Code samples from this blog's Worker....
- KhaVan
- 7 min read
What the Cloudflare developer platform actually is
Cloudflare is no longer just a CDN. Workers, D1, R2, KV, Queues, DOs, Workers AI, and Vectorize form an edge-native platform. The mental model, contrasted with Lambda....
- KhaVan
- 9 min read
Moving a static blog from Cloudflare Pages to Workers Assets
Why the switch made sense, the practical trade-offs, and a handful of small configuration details that would have saved debugging time up front....
- KhaVan
- 8 min read