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What approach did John take to ensure seamless content updates while maintaining optimal caching with Cloudflare?
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To ensure seamless content updates while maintaining optimal caching, John would have implemented a strategic approach using Cloudflare's features. He likely set up cache purge mechanisms in the CI/CD pipeline to automatically clear cached content when updates were deployed. This could involve using Cloudflare's API to selectively purge specific URLs or cache tags. For dynamic content, he might have implemented cache-control headers to set appropriate TTLs (Time To Live) for different types of content. John could have used Cloudflare Workers to implement stale-while-revalidate caching strategies, serving cached content while fetching updates in the background. He might also have leveraged Cloudflare's Edge Cache TTL feature to override origin cache headers when necessary, balancing content freshness with performance. John ensured seamless content updates with optimal caching by implementing automated cache purge mechanisms in CI/CD pipelines, using strategic cache-control headers, potentially employing Cloudflare Workers for advanced caching strategies, and leveraging Edge Cache TTL features to balance content freshness and performance.