"using as a CDN" implies a deliberate choice to me. Why not "because it was a convenient way for their developer to include it"? You don't know why. A lot of web developers don't know what CDNs are for too.
"because it was a convenient way for their developer to include it" implies it was a deliberate choice also, when there's no way in hell someone didn't do this as a mistake lol.
PLUS, "using as a CDN" is what the site was literally doing, from a functional standpoint. It was pulling that script from Internet Archive, using their upload bandwidth.
> "because it was a convenient way for their developer to include it" implies it was a deliberate choice also
I didn't word it well but that was my point. For the same reason, I wouldn't pick the "CDN" headline as it gives a possibly false narrative too.
> PLUS, "using as a CDN" is what the site was literally doing, from a functional standpoint. It was pulling that script from Internet Archive, using their upload bandwidth.
I'd be fine with "using their bandwidth". I don't see how the Internet Archive having a CDN or not is important to the story, and including this fact in the headline makes it sound important.
I don't think the author was implying that Barlcay Bank was intentionally using Internet Archive by using the term "CDN".
But, per your suggestion, if the title was something like "Barclays Bank using Internet Archive's bandwidth to load their JS assets" then it's essentially the same thing as saying they're using Internet Archive as a CDN.
A CDN is there to deliver asset files to websites, which is exactly what Internet Archive was doing for Barclay Bank in this case. The author used the term "CDN" to describe the situation or position Internet Archive was in relation to Barclay Bank.
Also using the term "CDN" would make it easier for people to understand what was happening just by reading the title.
>Why not "because it was a convenient way for their developer to include it"?
In the end, they would still be using IA as a CDN, no matter the verbiage. We can make a reasonable guess as to why, considering it's a really bad idea for many reasons; someone made a mistake. Intentional or not, it's a mistake all the same.
