The Vanished Genius CTO: A Biography of Lee Holloway, the Architect of Cloudflare's Technology (Part 1)｜占部雅一　masakazu urabe

Cloudflare's rapid growth as a cloud service is due in part to its many unique technologies. Technologies like Anycast and same-IP access are just a few examples, and it was CTO and co-founder Lee Holloway who created these mechanisms. However, he was forced to step down due to a serious brain d

Cloudflare's rapid growth as a cloud service is due in part to its many unique technologies. Technologies like Anycast and same-IP access are just a few examples, and it was CTO and co-founder Lee Holloway who created these mechanisms. However, he was forced to step down due to a serious brain disease (FTD). This article explores the technological achievements he left behind and the tragedy of the illness that came to light. Text by Masaichi Urabe Born into an Apple Family Lee Holloway was born in California, USA, in 1981 (estimated) and grew up in Cupertino, the heart of Silicon Valley.…

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