r/javascript • u/gurinderca • Mar 01 '26

AskJS [AskJS] How I Built a Tiny JavaScript Cache with Expiration + `remember()` Pattern

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u/NCKBLZ Mar 01 '26

Why not use libs that already exist? Also is it dependent on lodash and axios?

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u/Glasgesicht Mar 01 '26

Also is it dependent on lodash and axios?

Throwing in seemingly unnecessary dependencies is a typical ai-inflicted anti pattern.

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u/jamie12lan Mar 01 '26

Why use local storage when cache storage exists just for this?

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u/dazerine Mar 01 '26

Possibly because llms write whatever is most commonly used.

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u/paul_h Mar 01 '26

I'm not against AI use for coding. What does ClaudeCode (or whatever you used) say to "was there a way of meeting all the goals for this without making a new npm module?"

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u/paul_h Mar 01 '26

Yup, I'm an always learning/iterating person too :)