Dec 15, 2016 · Frontend Development

Why Does Your Browser Still Cache Images with ‘no‑cache’? Uncover HTTP Caching Secrets

This article explains how HTTP caching works, breaks down the three caching strategies, analyzes real‑world header examples, and reveals why browsers may still cache resources even when Cache‑Control is set to no‑cache or private, using heuristic expiration rules.

Browser CacheCache-ControlHTTP Caching

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Why Does Your Browser Still Cache Images with ‘no‑cache’? Uncover HTTP Caching Secrets

Tencent IMWeb Frontend Team

Oct 31, 2016 · Frontend Development

no‑cache vs must‑revalidate: Real‑World Tests Reveal Their True Behavior

This article experimentally compares the HTTP Cache‑Control directives no‑cache and must‑revalidate in both direct and proxy‑mediated scenarios, showing how browsers, cache servers, and origin servers interact and what status codes are returned under different cache‑expiration and resource‑change conditions.

Cache-ControlWeb Performancecaching

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no‑cache vs must‑revalidate: Real‑World Tests Reveal Their True Behavior