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It ain't no "hack inconsistent with the product" - It's Edge Computing. The same Service Worker API that can be used in your Browser today has also migrated to the Server.
Cloudflare to open an edge computing service for developers using its network
Cloudflare Workers was first introduced last September, and Cloudflare is expected to announce Tuesday that it is now generally available for developers to check out. The new service runs on hardware that Cloudflare has installed in more than 125 data centers around the world to power its anti-DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack service, and it allows developers to write JavaScript applications through the Service Worker API that will run much closer to their users than might otherwise be possible with standard cloud services.
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/cloudflare-open-edge-computing-service-developers-using-network/
Cloudflare to open an edge computing service for developers using its network
Cloudflare Workers was first introduced last September, and Cloudflare is expected to announce Tuesday that it is now generally available for developers to check out. The new service runs on hardware that Cloudflare has installed in more than 125 data centers around the world to power its anti-DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack service, and it allows developers to write JavaScript applications through the Service Worker API that will run much closer to their users than might otherwise be possible with standard cloud services.
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/cloudflare-open-edge-computing-service-developers-using-network/