… Is technology the wrong channel for cache-clear messages, are we not reminding to clear cache anymore, or is my tone being misinterpreted…? Truely interested
a cache shouldn’t slow down an app. If it’s slowing down an app, it’s using the cache wrong. There shouldn’t be any reason to clear a cache regularly. You should clear a cache when you need to for specific reasons like there is something bad/corrupt in the cache or you temporarily need the space used by the cache.
this makes your advice seem somewhat trite and uh, I’ll call it "uninformed"
this leads to your tone being… weird, maybe, in a technology forum?
Don’t dwell on it though. The internet can be harsh and your were well-meaning :)
Huh, when i started in on Lemmy it seemed that emptying overgrown caches was the first step in troubleshooting app woes. Have they gotten to a place where this isn’t the case? Was i misinformed? Thunder seems to be more snappy now that i cleared it.
Fair enough. It was meant to be more, "hey everyone, I’m an idiot and thought my app was misbehaving then remembered that i merged to clear the cache. After deleting 3 and a half gigs it’s working very well again. The bit about regularly scheduled programming was probably more projection than anything else. :)
Sorry if i came off sounding like a prick, of you heard me say it out loud, it would have been dripping with self depreciation.
BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world 7 months ago
… Is technology the wrong channel for cache-clear messages, are we not reminding to clear cache anymore, or is my tone being misinterpreted…? Truely interested
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Well,
Don’t dwell on it though. The internet can be harsh and your were well-meaning :)
BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Huh, when i started in on Lemmy it seemed that emptying overgrown caches was the first step in troubleshooting app woes. Have they gotten to a place where this isn’t the case? Was i misinformed? Thunder seems to be more snappy now that i cleared it.
cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It reads a little condescending imo
BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Fair enough. It was meant to be more, "hey everyone, I’m an idiot and thought my app was misbehaving then remembered that i merged to clear the cache. After deleting 3 and a half gigs it’s working very well again. The bit about regularly scheduled programming was probably more projection than anything else. :) Sorry if i came off sounding like a prick, of you heard me say it out loud, it would have been dripping with self depreciation.
ryan213@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Must be all the ellipses. Lol
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I can’t remember the last time I cleared a cache. Ten years ago maybe?
BorisBoreUs@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You’re one of the smart ones then. This message is for the rest of us