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    30/6/22, 9:08 Introducing the Edge Runtime – Vercel

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    Tuesday, June 21st 2022
    Introducing the Edge Runtime
    Posted by
    Lee Robinson
    @leeerob

    Vercel’s mission is to enable developers to build dynamic, global applications.


    To enable every framework to build for the edge, we’re releasing `edge-runtime`: a
    toolkit for developing, testing, and defining the runtime web APIs for edge
    infrastructure.

    What is the Edge Runtime?


    The Edge Runtime is a new library designed to help framework authors adopt edge
    computing and provide open-source tooling built on web standards. It’s designed to be
    integrated into frameworks (like Next.js) and not for usage in application code. This
    runtime is purposefully minimal and designed for security and speed.
    The latency between your customers and most server infrastructure, often located in US
    East, makes it difficult to create a consistently fast web experience around the world
    without additional infrastructure or DevOps burden. To democratize web performance,
    frameworks must shift to enable running code at the edge. These Edge Networks enable
    you to run code close to your visitors, making a fast web accessible for everyone,
    regardless of their location.
    When your framework is built on the `edge-runtime`, it runs everywhere Node.js does.
    When deployed to infrastructure like Vercel, frameworks like Next.js can automatically
    provision the optimal infrastructure for you: either at the edge or at origin.
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    Developers can opt into using Edge Functions to run code closer to their customers. When
    developing locally, the `edge-runtime` will polyfill web APIs and ensure compatibility with
    the Node.js layer, so your development workflow remains frictionless.

    Edge, for all frameworks


    We believe the Web is an open platform for everyone, including the next generation of
    frameworks. Every framework on Vercel should have the ability to use edge infrastructure
    primitives.

    Build at the edge with your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, Svelte, Vue, Gatsby,
    Angular, and Nuxt

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    Build at the edge with your favorite frameworks like React, Next.js, Svelte, Vue, Gatsby,
    Angular, and Nuxt
    The `edge-runtime` includes tools for framework authors to test code in edge
    environments. Previously these developers would need to stitch together multiple tools
    and packages to correctly target the correct set of web APIs defined in certain edge
    environments.
    The `edge-runtime` enables any framework author to support the edge with the web
    APIs and standards defined by the working group. This is a critical step toward better
    interoperability between server-side frameworks and building a better, more accessible
    Web.

    Building on open standards with WinterCG


    We’re working closely with partners like Cloudflare, Shopify, and the Node.js and Deno
    teams to provide interoperability of web platform APIs across runtimes. Last month, Vercel
    joined WinterCG to advance the Web towards an edge-first future.

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    Vercel supports API interoperability along with Shopify, Cloudflare, Deno, and more

    Vercel supports API interoperability along with Shopify, Cloudflare, Deno, and more
    Today, the release of the `edge-runtime` is the first artifact of that vision. While Next.js
    and Vercel are the first frameworks utilizing the `edge-runtime`, this toolkit now enables
    any framework to support the edge and the standards defined by WinterCG.
    Further, the `edge-runtime` is designed to be lean and efficient. Our goal is to focus on
    open standards, not introduce new APIs. Platforms can provide additional functionality on
    top of the standards-based runtime.
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    The future is at the edge
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    When you develop, preview, and ship new Next.js and Vercel applications, you’re already
    using the `edge-runtime` through features like Edge Functions and Edge Middleware.
    Framework authors can read the documentation to learn how to integrate the toolkit into
    their framework. To learn more about the Build Output API, see how you can add support
    for every infrastructure primitive on the Vercel platform.
    We want to enable any developer to build the future of the Web. And we believe that
    future is an open, interoperable, edge-first Web.

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