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21. Move fast and break things*
* Not the home page or question page :-)
22. Move fast and break things*
* Not the home page or question page :-)
23. Network Level Caches (CDN, etc.)
Server Level Cache (HttpRuntime.Cache)
Site Level Cache (Redis)
SQL Server Database Cache (384 gigs of RAM!)
Solid State Disk