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Reference

Conceptual knowledge about how Workers works.

How the Cache works: How Workers interacts with the Cloudflare cache.
How Workers works: The difference between the Workers runtime versus traditional browsers and Node.js.
Migrate from Service Workers to ES Modules: Write your Worker code in ES modules syntax for an optimized experience.
Protocols: Supported protocols on the Workers platform.
Security model: This article includes an overview of Cloudflare security architecture, and then addresses two frequently asked about issues: V8 bugs and Spectre.