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#caching
2 articles
Computer Science
Caching: The Art of Keeping the Right Things Close
Why a small fast cache in front of slow memory speeds everything up, why locality makes it work, and why eviction policy decides the hit rate.
10 minAug 10, 2026
Networks & the Internet
CDNs: Bringing the Web Closer
A load balancer scales a site in one place, but distance sets a floor on latency that no amount of hardware can beat. CDNs scale geographically — caching content at hundreds of edge locations near users, and steering each request to the closest one.
10 minJul 20, 2026