Changelog & Friends Kaizen! Tip of the Pipely
May 9, 2025
Gerhard Lazu is a developer focused on turning Jerod’s ambitious vision of Pipely into reality. In their chat, they tackle the hilarious hiccups of launching a new project amid connectivity woes. They dive into the complexities of website performance testing and CDN challenges, offering insights on deployment issues and scaling server operations. The discussion reveals strategies for optimizing user experiences and the excitement surrounding their upcoming Kaizen launch party in Denver, leaving everyone eager for the next milestone.
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Responsiveness and Cache Impact
- Gerhard shared an experience comparing responsiveness of different versions of the changelog site.
- He highlighted how cache hits versus misses drastically affect perceived load times for users.
Low CDN Cache Hit Rates
- Only 18% of requests to the application origin are cache hits, which is very low for a CDN.
- This low cache hit rate leads to slower site performance and defeats the purpose of using a CDN.
User Test of Pipedream CDN
- Gerhard invited Adam and Jerod to test the new pipedream CDN by clicking around the site logged out.
- They observed the site was significantly faster and snappier compared to the original production CDN.