Caching
Date created: 2022-07-18
Caching in the computer context is all about having easy access to information that you frequently need.
Chapter notes
- A core idea in computing is combining a small and fast memory with a large but slow memory
- Least Recently Used is a useful rule of thumb for caches
- Caching can be used for both proximity and performance
- Human memory can be seen as a cache
References
- Chapter 4 of Algorithms to live by