Hacker News with Generative AI: Caching

Cache Directory Tagging Specification (2004) (bford.info)
Many applications create and manage directories containing cached information about content stored elsewhere, such as cached Web content or thumbnail-size versions of images or movies.

Caching, Web Development, Specifications

21 points by networked 12 days ago | 8 comments

Nix at work: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes (determinate.systems)
Today, we’re delighted to announce a new chapter for FlakeHub with the general availability of two new features: FlakeHub Cache and private flakes.

Nix, Software, Cloud Computing, Caching

34 points by grhmc 29 days ago | 29 comments

Show HN: Pocache, preemptive optimistic caching for Go (github.com/naughtygopher)
Pocache (poh-cash (/poʊ kæʃ/)), Preemptive optimistic cache, is a lightweight in-app caching package. It introduces preemptive cache updates, optimizing performance in concurrent environments by reducing redundant database calls while maintaining fresh data. It uses Hashicorp's Go LRU package as the default storage.

Go, Caching, Optimization, Software, Open Source

97 points by bnkamalesh 41 days ago | 32 comments

The Simple Magic of Consistent Hashing (2011) (paperplanes.de)
The simplicity of consistent hashing is pretty mind-blowing. Here you have a number of nodes in a cluster of databases, or in a cluster of web caches. How do you figure out where the data for a particular key goes in that cluster?

Data Structures, Distributed Systems, Caching

31 points by tosh 60 days ago | 3 comments

Cache Me Not, Cache Me, Cache Me Not (hazelweakly.me)
Caching is hard. So hard. But also, we are so fucking bad at it. Every time I have to use a public wifi setup I have a joker moment. Does absolutely nobody test shit on anything less than wired symmetric gigabit anymore?

Networking, Caching, Software, Technology

57 points by mooreds 62 days ago | 21 comments

Telum II at Hot Chips 2024: Mainframe with a Unique Caching Strategy (chipsandcheese.com)
Mainframes still play a vital role in today, providing extremely high uptime and low latency for financial transactions.

Mainframes, Caching, Computer Architecture, Hot Chips

78 points by mfiguiere 74 days ago | 49 comments

Setting up a cache server for apt packages (qmacro.org)

Caching, Linux, Software, Networking, Package Management

30 points by todsacerdoti 79 days ago | 5 comments

Speeding Up Your Website Using Cloudflare Cache (pillser.com)

Website Optimization, Cloudflare, Caching

83 points by lilouartz 88 days ago | 25 comments

Row Embedded Cache: Experimenting with a new pattern of caching (zarar.dev)

Caching, Software Development, Performance

31 points by recroad 105 days ago | 7 comments

Sieve: Cache eviction can be simple, effective, and scalable (usenix.org)