Show HN: What happens when you load a webpage (Interactive)

Category: devtools

Tags: web-performance, cdn, load-balancing

Score: 4.3/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 4, Documentation: 5, Utility: 5)

This project provides an interactive timeline that visually explains the journey of a web request from CDN edge to database, with guides on load balancing, caching, and common performance bottlenecks. It's interesting because it turns a complex infrastructure topic into an accessible, visual learning tool for developers.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, frontend devs

Repository: https://toolkit.whysonil.dev/how-it-works/internet-timeline/

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