Caching Pitfalls and Strategies

This cluster centers on discussions about caching in software development, including its pitfalls, benefits, implementations like KV and build caches, and debates on whether various optimizations are essentially just caching.

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dasil003 Mar 15, 2014 View on HN

Doesn't caching has an equivalent set of pitfalls though?

synap5e May 7, 2025 View on HN

It's cached. Look up KV (prefix) caching.

jdmg94 Jan 29, 2020 View on HN

if only they could figure out their caching...

dbbk Sep 8, 2025 View on HN

Isn't that just... caching

edoceo Oct 1, 2021 View on HN

No cache is optimal for all use cases. That's an impossible goal.

cellardweller Jul 14, 2024 View on HN

No, that's what caches are for.

evanweaver Nov 4, 2021 View on HN

Curious what makes a cache better to you.

hansen Jan 19, 2019 View on HN

I always thought it's more about caching

grimboy Sep 4, 2012 View on HN

Cache memory is still not cheap.

dons Jul 23, 2010 View on HN

Good to know. Just trying to use the cache to avoid killing our servers.