Caching is not the only way to handle the load ⚡

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Jan 14, 2024 • 1 min read

Caching is not the only way to handle the load ⚡

Caching is quick, but definitely not the only way to optimize systems. To build a performant system, understand the access patterns, and try to optimize every step of data/request movement in your architecture.

Arpit Bhayani

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