The phrase “Cloudflare just broke all the rules” primarily refers to Cloudflare’s February 2026 release of “V-Next,” a framework they built by rewriting Next.js using AI (“vibe coding”) in just one week for approximately $1,100, which sparked significant controversy in the developer community. This project, announced as “Next.js Liberation Day,” was criticized by Vercel’s CEO Guillermo Rauch for being a sloppy, untested
