w3c / w3c/resource-timing

Add information about local cache performance

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Description

Data collected by Facebook here:

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/loading-dev/QUaDWQKPvZ0/BwqkHfkxBQAJ

Suggests that the performance of the local cache is a substantial contributor to overall page load time. resource timing should explicitly document cache performance (eg disk access time for hits and misses) so that more specific and actionable measurements can be made

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read the linked Chromium loading-dev discussion and the Resource Timing specification to understand the proposed cache measurements. Done means the specification explicitly exposes actionable local-cache performance information, including disk access for cache hits and misses.

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Assessment

Domain
performance, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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