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Cache Invalidation

Cache Invalidation

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • caching
  • invalidation

Cache Invalidation

Back: Caching

The process of removing or updating stale data from the cache. One of the two hard problems in computer science (along with naming things).

Concepts

  • TTL (Time to Live)
  • Event-Based Invalidation
  • Cache Stampede Thundering Herd
  • The Two Hard Problems

caching invalidation


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  • Cache Invalidation
  • Concepts

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  • Software Engineering - Map of Content
  • Cache Stampede Thundering Herd
  • Event-Based Invalidation
  • TTL (Time to Live)
  • The Two Hard Problems
  • Caching
  • CDN
  • CDN Providers
  • Edge Caching
  • Origin Shield
  • Cache Tags
  • Purge Mechanisms
  • Versioned URLs

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