Never Wait for an API Again: Unlocking CacheStorage for Blazing Speed
summary
Claims that browsers can cache full API responses with Service Worker + CacheStorage and coordinate freshness via BroadcastChannel and WebSockets, turning repeated HTTP calls into near-instant local reads. Describes a unified layer (named "Polkash") that pairs CacheStorage with IndexedDB, server push, Push API and background sync, deployed across three companies, cutting backend requests and load times dramatically and enabling offline-ready, instantly responsive data while keeping cache invalidation and per-endpoint strategies precise.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to API caching problem
- 5:36History of client-side caching
- 13:29Modern browser storage tools
- 17:03Service Worker and real-time updates
- 20:18Unified caching paradigm solution
- 26:44Introducing FolCache project
- 27:24Conclusion and call to action
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