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The myth that you can’t build interactive web apps except as single page app

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260 points gherkinnn | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 13:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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jonahx ◴[17 Nov 24 17:35 UTC] No.42165501[source]▶
Can someone explain what the service worker strategy accomplishes that plain old http Cache headers don't? It saves a (almost zero weight) network roundtrip, but feels like it's re-inventing the entire wheel for that small (I think) optimization? Am I missing something?
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1. thfuran ◴[17 Nov 24 18:15 UTC] No.42165780[source]▶
A minimal network roundtrip is pretty minor only so long as you're on a reliable connection to a nearby server. Add even a little packet loss or moderate latency jitter and 5,000 miles and suddenly any roundtrip avoided is a good thing.