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What are cloud functions? A practical tour with real code
A from-scratch explanation of what cloud functions actually are, the problem they solve, and three real-world examples — an image-resize trigger, a scheduled report, and a webhook handler — written in JavaScript, Python, and Go with line-by-line explanations of what each function does.
gcloud, Firebase, and why I keep paying for a Workspace account
A working tour of Google Cloud and Firebase — what each one actually is, where the line between them sits, how they integrate through a shared project and IAM, and why a paid Google Workspace account ends up being the quiet keystone that ties it all together.
Hardening the open CORS proxy — allowlists, SSRF guards, and the bypass I almost left behind
A year after building an open serverless CORS proxy, I closed the open-relay hole it had become — target and origin allowlists, SSRF guards, a resilience layer — and learned a sharp lesson about a forgotten debug endpoint that Vercel was still routing.
Building a Random Art Generator with the Met Museum API and a Serverless CORS Proxy
Taking a break from science to explore art and technology with a web application that makes the Metropolitan Museum's collection accessible through a custom-built CORS proxy solution.
Building a Serverless CORS Proxy with Vercel - Simplifying Cross-Origin Requests
A practical exploration of building a serverless CORS proxy using Vercel's serverless functions, offering an elegant solution to the common cross-origin resource sharing challenges faced by frontend developers.