I have noticed that there is a lag between the time a question is added to the site and the time it appears on the main page. It is usually only a couple of seconds, but it may be as long as a few minutes? Anybody know why this is?
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You can find a nearly realtime list in the active tab under questions judaism.stackexchange.com/questions?sort=active– Double AA ModCommented Aug 15, 2012 at 21:50
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1Oh it's a caching thing. There's got to be a good post on meta.stackoverflow.com about it. Lemme look.– Double AA ModCommented Aug 15, 2012 at 21:55
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Oy I can't find a good post on the topic. But I'm sure that's the answer.– Double AA ModCommented Aug 16, 2012 at 8:05
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@DoubleAA Oh that makes sense. It's too bad that we only notice caching when it's not what we want.– DanielCommented Aug 16, 2012 at 13:37
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Similar: meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/q/2039– msh210 ModCommented May 14, 2014 at 2:21
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The canonical answer is always: caching.
That said, we have implemented a live update feature for various and sundry pages on the site. The homepage, however, is still subject to a degree of caching.
We're gradually moving towards more and more live updating on our sites. It used to take several minutes to have a new question appear. Now, it takes several seconds. That's pretty good by my estimation!
