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		randallsquared on May 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Use links not keys to represent relationships in A... Caching behavior is not only about browsers.

barrkel on May 12, 2019 [–]

For sure, but for most people using APIs to integrate with systems, caching is an unwanted middle way between always fresh and stored persistent, where local storage is the "cache", except it isn't invalidated using HTTP logic.

jayd16 on May 12, 2019 | [–]

>except it isn't invalidated using HTTP logic.

You should be doing this. It helps a lot, actually.

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