[rozenmd]

Here, I built a tool to help you visualise what response times are like from around the world so that you "buy this" idea:

https://onlineornot.com/do-i-need-a-cdn?url=https://news.yco...

[eXpl0it3r]

Where are the request servers hosted? What's the peering like for those hosts?

I feel like people also often forget that bad peering by ISP can have a big influence on the overall latency.

[selfhoster69]

Yep, this is the reason why I'm hesitant to switch ISPs despite crappy service during peak hours. They have PNIs/local CDN hostings/prominent IX peering and good international peering.

[rozenmd]

It's on AWS Lambda