Engineering
Edge Function.
A small piece of server code that runs close to the user.
In plain English
Runs on the CDN edge instead of one central server. Used for auth, redirects, webhooks and lightweight APIs.
Why it matters for founders and Nigerian businesses
Sub-50ms response times globally without provisioning servers.
Field notes
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