Hey everyone, I wanted to share some
Hey everyone, I wanted to share some honest feedback about Cloudflare Pages.
I recently noticed that Pages seems to be getting less attention. No new blog posts, development appears to have slowed, and it is now tucked behind a small "Looking for Pages?" link inside Workers. This is concerning.
Here is why Pages matters to developers like me:
Deploying a Vite or Next.js app on Pages literally takes one click. I spent an entire night trying to do the same on Workers and failed. Pages just worked.
Next.js Edge Runtime, Node.js compatibility, and proper routing all worked out of the box on Pages. On Workers, it requires manual wrangler.toml configuration, compatibility flags, and a lot of trial and error.
The /functions folder pattern for API routes is genius, simple, intuitive, and powerful.
KV, D1, and R2 bindings in Pages are straightforward to set up compared to Workers.
Pages is essentially a better, higher-level abstraction built on top of Workers. It solved real problems for frontend developers elegantly. Merging it into Workers and losing that DX would be a big step backward.
Please continue investing in Pages, or at minimum bring its developer experience to Workers so frontend devs are not left behind.
Is anyone else feeling the same way? Would love to hear your thoughts.
I recently noticed that Pages seems to be getting less attention. No new blog posts, development appears to have slowed, and it is now tucked behind a small "Looking for Pages?" link inside Workers. This is concerning.
Here is why Pages matters to developers like me:
Deploying a Vite or Next.js app on Pages literally takes one click. I spent an entire night trying to do the same on Workers and failed. Pages just worked.
Next.js Edge Runtime, Node.js compatibility, and proper routing all worked out of the box on Pages. On Workers, it requires manual wrangler.toml configuration, compatibility flags, and a lot of trial and error.
The /functions folder pattern for API routes is genius, simple, intuitive, and powerful.
KV, D1, and R2 bindings in Pages are straightforward to set up compared to Workers.
Pages is essentially a better, higher-level abstraction built on top of Workers. It solved real problems for frontend developers elegantly. Merging it into Workers and losing that DX would be a big step backward.
Please continue investing in Pages, or at minimum bring its developer experience to Workers so frontend devs are not left behind.
Is anyone else feeling the same way? Would love to hear your thoughts.
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