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Given that cache hits only work with a specific URL the results are in practice anything between pointless to only slightly good (with maybe one or two exceptio
by dathinab 6y ago
Given that cache hits only work with a specific URL the results are in practice anything between pointless to only slightly good (with maybe one or two exceptions).
I mean to have a cache hit you need:
- Same CDN
- Same library
- Same library uploader/name
- Exact Same library version down to every byte of js
- Exact same way to refer to given version (e.g. if latest is 1.3.2 then foobar-1.3.2 and foobar-latest are not the same, except if foobar-lastest is a temporary redirect to foobar-1.3.2. But that would induce a further round trip).
If we furthermore consider that most people most times visit a small number of domains it's not to hard to reason that the value gained from caching doesn't outweigh the cost for the majority of users.