What?
Content caching strategies refer to the techniques and approaches used to store and serve previously generated content, reducing the need to regenerate the same content repeatedly. Caching is an essential aspect of web development, helping to optimize application performance, decrease server load, and enhance user experience. In the context of Ruby on Rails, a popular web framework, there are several content caching strategies available, each serving specific use cases and scenarios.
List of Content Caching Strategies
- Page Caching
- Action Caching
- Fragment Caching
- Low-Level Caching
- Russian Doll Caching
- Sweeping
Why?
Performance Optimization
One of the primary reasons for employing content caching strategies is to optimize the performance of web applications. By serving cached content, especially for static or infrequently changing pages, the response time can be significantly reduced.
Reduced Server Load
Caching helps minimize the load on servers by serving precomputed content…
