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Apr 11, 2026 · 7 min read · Incidents

Caching is a promise you have to keep

How a stale-by-one-second cache turned a p99 win into a correctness incident.

How a stale-by-one-second cache turned a p99 win into a correctness incident. The cache was doing exactly what it was told — the problem was what it was told.

(Full write-up coming soon.)

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Łukasz Jarocki
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