Medium Apply Caching Multiple Choice
What is the write-around caching pattern and when would you use it?
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Answer Options
A Write to DB, skip cache; cache populated only on reads
B Write to cache only, sync to DB asynchronously
C Write to both cache and DB simultaneously
D Write to multiple cache replicas before DB
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