Comments on: Is localStorage The New Browser Cache? http://ericgoldsmith.com/2011/03/29/is-localstorage-the-new-browser-cache/ Random thoughts on life and technology Sat, 19 May 2012 18:10:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Frank Denis http://ericgoldsmith.com/2011/03/29/is-localstorage-the-new-browser-cache/#comment-11382 Frank Denis Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:05:13 +0000 http://ericgoldsmith.com/2011/03/29/is-localstorage-the-new-browser-cache/#comment-11382 Yes it is. There's no reason not to use it as a browser cache. The browser cache sucks. It barely knows about the context, what really ought to be cached and what is safe to expire. Plus the client doesn't have much control on the cache. And the browser cache only caches resources. Not fragments. localStorage is awesome as a flexible cache. Especially for fragments, see my blog post: http://00f.net/2010/09/22/transparent-client-side-fragment-cache/ Let's use it, it's just perfect for this kind of task. The only thing to fear of is what will happen once marketing companies realize how powerful it is. Yes it is. There’s no reason not to use it as a browser cache.

The browser cache sucks. It barely knows about the context, what really ought to be cached and what is safe to expire. Plus the client doesn’t have much control on the cache. And the browser cache only caches resources. Not fragments.

localStorage is awesome as a flexible cache. Especially for fragments, see my blog post: http://00f.net/2010/09/22/transparent-client-side-fragment-cache/

Let’s use it, it’s just perfect for this kind of task. The only thing to fear of is what will happen once marketing companies realize how powerful it is.

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