CloudFront Functions: 20% faster than CloudFlare Workers, 230% faster than Lambda@Edge

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  • cloudfront-short-url-redirect

    Use an AWS CloudFront function to redirect short links

    • That was the main question which came up when I started building a simple URL forwarding service (repo on GitHub). I was mainly interested in (and ended up choosing) CloudFront functions, but before deciding on a path forward I wanted some background on the performance characteristics of each option.

  • Hey

    HTTP load generator, ApacheBench (ab) replacement (by rakyll)

    • I decided to keep my performance tests simple, using curl to make requests to each of the 3 services hosting my function code to forward a short link request to the full URL (e.g., example.com/git forwarding to a specific GitHub repo). While I could have turned to tools like Apache Bench, Hey, Artillery, or Iter8 for more options and testing features, I wanted to use the most direct request method which would also allow me to see the raw data.

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    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • artillery

    Load testing at cloud-scale. Serverless & distributed out-of-the-box. Load test with Playwright. Load test HTTP APIs, GraphQL, WebSocket, and more. Use any Node.js module. Never fail to scale with Artillery!

    • I decided to keep my performance tests simple, using curl to make requests to each of the 3 services hosting my function code to forward a short link request to the full URL (e.g., example.com/git forwarding to a specific GitHub repo). While I could have turned to tools like Apache Bench, Hey, Artillery, or Iter8 for more options and testing features, I wanted to use the most direct request method which would also allow me to see the raw data.

  • blog-post-edge-functions

    Raw data and code used in my article on Edge Function performance.

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