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Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache

Smashing Magazine

Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache. Performance Game Changer: Browser Back/Forward Cache. With that caveat out of the way, let’s get to the guts of the article: What is the Back/Forward Cache and why does it matter so much? Didn’t The HTTP Cache Do All That Anyway? Barry Pollard.

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Seamlessly Swapping the API backend of the Netflix Android app

The Netflix TechBlog

This allows the app to query a list of “paths” in each HTTP request, and get specially formatted JSON (jsonGraph) that we use to cache the data and hydrate the UI. For us, the replay test tooling gave the confidence that our new code was nearly bug free. This meant that data that was static (e.g.

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KeyCDN Launches New POP in Mexico

KeyCDN

For more POPs planned, check our current network for a list of both active and planned edge server locations. One more POP is planned for 2021! In a few weeks, we'll add a POP in Santiato (Chile) which will make a significant difference for the west of South America.

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KeyCDN Launches New POP in Denver

KeyCDN

We're excited to announce that we've launched a new point of presence to help further supercharge our network's content delivery speeds. As our network continues to grow, our customers will continue to experience faster load times globally. Our newest point of presence has been launched in Denver ! What's next?

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KeyCDN Launches POP in Romania

KeyCDN

Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve launched yet another POP location to help further supercharge our network’s content delivery speeds. As our network continues to grow, our customers will continue to experience faster load times globally. Our newest point of presence has been launched in Bucharest, Romania!

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KeyCDN Launches POP in Helsinki

KeyCDN

Today we’re excited to announce that we’ve launched yet another POP location to help further supercharge our network’s content delivery speeds. As our network continues to grow, our customers will continue to experience faster load times globally. Our newest point of presence has been launched in Helsinki, Finland!

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Migrating Netflix to GraphQL Safely

The Netflix TechBlog

The GraphQL shim enabled client engineers to move quickly onto GraphQL, figure out client-side concerns like cache normalization, experiment with different GraphQL clients, and investigate client performance without being blocked by server-side migrations. To launch Phase 1 safely, we used AB Testing. How does it work?

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