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Contribute to the CDN Chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac

If you're interested in contributing to the CDN chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac, please reply to this issue and indicate which role or roles best fit your interest and availability: author, reviewer, analyst, and/or editor. You can find more details about this year’s Call for Contributions here.

Join the Conversation

💬 Please make sure to join #web-almanac-cdn on Slack for team coordination.

Content Team

The content team is responsible for creating the CDN chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac. The team consists of:

  • Lead: The chapter owner and responsible for setting the scope of the chapter and managing contributors' day-to-day progress.
  • Authors: Subject matter experts who lead the content direction for each chapter. Chapters typically have one or two authors. Authors are responsible for planning the outline of the chapter, analyzing stats and trends, and writing the annual report.
  • Reviewers: Subject matter experts who assist authors with technical reviews during the planning, analyzing, and writing phases.
  • Analysts: Responsible for researching the stats and trends used throughout the Almanac. Analysts work closely with authors and reviewers during the planning phase to give direction on the types of stats that are possible from the dataset, and during the analyzing/writing phases to ensure that the stats are used correctly.
  • Editors: Technical writers who have a penchant for both technical and non-technical content correctness. Editors have a mastery of the English language and work closely with authors to help wordsmith content and ensure that everything fits together as a cohesive unit.
  • Section Coordinator: The overall owner for all chapters within a section like "User Experience" or "Page Content" and helps to keep each chapter on schedule.

Note: The time commitment for each role varies by the chapter's scope and complexity as well as the number of contributors.

For an overview of how the roles work together at each phase of the project, see the Chapter Lifecycle doc.

Milestone Checklist

The following is a checklist of milestones for the CDN chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac:

0. Form the Content Team

  • [ ] 📆 May 18 Complete program and content committee - 🔑 Organ committee
    • The content team has at least one author, reviewer, and analyst.

1. Plan Content

  • [ ] 📆 June 1 First meeting to outline the chapter contents - 🔑 Content team
    • The content team has completed the chapter outline.

2. Gather Data

  • [ ] 📆 July 1 Custom metrics completed - 🔑 Analysts
  • [ ] 📆 July 1 HTTP Archive Crawl - 🔑 HA Team
    • HTTP Archive runs the June crawl.

3. Validate Results

  • [ ] 📆 September 1 Query Metrics & Save Results - 🔑 Analysts
    • Analysts have queried all metrics and saved the output.

4. Draft Content

  • [ ] 📆 October 1 First Draft of Chapter - 🔑 Authors
    • Authors has written the chapter.
  • [ ] 📆 October 20 Review & Edit Chapter - 🔑 Reviewers & Editors
    • Reviewers and Editors has processed the the chapter.

5. Publication

  • [ ] 📆 November 15 Chapter Publication (Markdown & PR) - 🔑 Authors
    • Authors has converted the chapter to markdown and drafted a PR.
  • [ ] 📆 December 1 Launch of 2025 Web Almanac 🚀 - 🔑 Organizing committee

6. Live Stream

  • [ ] 📆 December 15 Live Stream - 🔑 Content Team

Chapter Resources

Google Docs, Sheets, and other resources will be added soon.

Additional Resources

Frequently Asked Questions about the CDN Chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac

We've received many questions about the CDN chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac. Below, we've compiled a list of frequently asked questions and answers to help you better understand the project.

Q: What is the CDN chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac?

A: The CDN chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac is a comprehensive report on the state of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) on the web. The chapter will provide insights into the usage, performance, and trends of CDNs, as well as best practices for implementing CDNs on websites.

Q: Who is responsible for creating the CDN chapter?

A: The content team is responsible for creating the CDN chapter. The team consists of authors, reviewers, analysts, editors, and a section coordinator.

Q: What is the role of the author in the content team?

A: The author is responsible for planning the outline of the chapter, analyzing stats and trends, and writing the annual report. Authors are subject matter experts who lead the content direction for each chapter.

Q: What is the role of the reviewer in the content team?

A: The reviewer is responsible for assisting authors with technical reviews during the planning, analyzing, and writing phases. Reviewers are subject matter experts who help ensure the accuracy and quality of the chapter.

Q: What is the role of the analyst in the content team?

A: The analyst is responsible for researching the stats and trends used throughout the Almanac. Analysts work closely with authors and reviewers during the planning phase to give direction on the types of stats that are possible from the dataset, and during the analyzing/writing phases to ensure that the stats are used correctly.

Q: What is the role of the editor in the content team?

A: The editor is responsible for ensuring that the chapter is well-written and free of errors. Editors have a mastery of the English language and work closely with authors to help wordsmith content and ensure that everything fits together as a cohesive unit.

Q: What is the role of the section coordinator in the content team?

A: The section coordinator is responsible for overseeing all chapters within a section, such as "User Experience" or "Page Content". The section coordinator helps to keep each chapter on schedule and ensures that the chapters are completed on time.

Q: What is the timeline for the CDN chapter?

A: The timeline for the CDN chapter is as follows:

  • May 18: Complete program and content committee
  • June 1: First meeting to outline the chapter contents
  • July 1: Custom metrics completed and HTTP Archive Crawl
  • September 1: Query Metrics & Save Results
  • October 1: First Draft of Chapter
  • October 20: Review & Edit Chapter
  • November 15: Chapter Publication (Markdown & PR)
  • December 1: Launch of 2025 Web Almanac
  • December 15: Live Stream

Q: How can I contribute to the CDN chapter?

A: If you're interested in contributing to the CDN chapter, please reply to this issue and indicate which role or roles best fit your interest and availability. You can also join the #web-almanac-cdn Slack channel for team coordination.

Q: What resources are available for the CDN chapter?

A: The following resources are available for the CDN chapter:

We hope this Q&A article has helped answer your questions about the CDN chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.