Cache Me If You Can: How Caching Goes Wrong and How to Fix It
Caching is a fundamental technique in modern system design, promising lightning-fast response times and reduced load on backend services. From client-side browser caches to distributed in-memory stores like Redis, and even down to the database’s own buffer pools, caching layers are ubiquitous. However, while the benefits are clear, a misconfigured or misunderstood cache can quickly …
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