Most applications clog up the cache space on your device’s memory. You have to delete the cache manually which is not convenient. Fedilab is one of the few applications that has a self-cleaning cache function when exiting the application. Why don’t many other apps have a feature to disable caching or self-clear the cache?

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

    Caches are critical for performance, but a cache with a bad expiration policy is another name for a memory leak.

    It’s easier to add caching than it is to design an expiration policy.