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HTTP Caching: Cache-Control, ETags, and CDN Interplay
How Cache-Control directives and ETags interact with browser and CDN caches, and where each layer disagrees in ways that cause stale content bugs.
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How Cache-Control directives and ETags interact with browser and CDN caches, and where each layer disagrees in ways that cause stale content bugs.
Why Netflix stopped renting third-party CDN capacity and started shipping its own caching appliances directly into internet service providers.