The Loosely Coupled Show Caching Pro-Tip: DON'T. Caching is difficult.
Dec 4, 2020
James Hickey and Derek Comartin discuss the challenges and complexities of caching in software development, highlighting the importance of cache validation, designing boundaries, and optimizing queries. They explore the potential issues and implications of caching, such as stale data and betraying the client, and emphasize the drawbacks of abstractions in maintaining control over caching.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Complex compositions and the importance of designing boundaries
04:23 • 2min
Challenges and complexities of caching in an application
05:59 • 13min
The Use and Implications of Caching
18:45 • 9min
The Challenges of Abstraction and the Importance of Explicitness
27:21 • 2min