InfoQ - Distributed Cache - Articles https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Distributed Cache Articles feed Article: One Cache to Rule Them All: Handling Responses and In-Flight Requests with Durable Objects https://www.infoq.com/articles/durable-objects-handle-inflight-requests/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Distributed+Cache-articles <img src="https://res.infoq.com/articles/durable-objects-handle-inflight-requests/en/headerimage/durable-objects-handle-inflight-requests-header-1769161248259.jpg"/><p>Traditional caching fails to stop "thundering herds" where multiple clients trigger the same work during a miss. This article proposes using Cloudflare Durable Objects to treat in-flight work and finished results as two states of one cache entry. By routing to a single owner, systems eliminate redundant tasks. This pattern replaces complex locks with simple promises, simplifying the system design.</p> <i>By Gabor Koos</i> Distributed Systems Distributed Cache DevOps Development Architecture & Design article Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/articles/durable-objects-handle-inflight-requests/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Distributed+Cache-articles Gabor Koos 2026-01-28T09:00:00Z /articles/durable-objects-handle-inflight-requests/en