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Summary

The complexity of frontend development has significantly increased, with developers now engaging in server-side rendering, client-side rendering, and extensive API calls, leading to performance challenges due to fragmented infrastructures. Railway addresses these issues by enabling developers to deploy their UI, API, and databases on the same infrastructure, eliminating cross-cloud delays and enhancing speed by keeping compute close to users. The platform offers multi-region compute, built-in anycast routing, and automatic geosteering to optimize performance and reduce latency. Additionally, Railway provides affordable egress costs, caching efficiencies, serverless modes, and pre-built templates for major frontend frameworks, ensuring seamless, fast deployment without the need for extensive server management. The platform aims to empower developers to focus on creating responsive user experiences rather than dealing with infrastructural complexities.