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Bust Cache. 1042018 Cache busting is useful because it allows your visitors to receive the most recently updated files without having to perform a hard refresh or clear their browser cache. Then you want to change the CSS. Cache busting attempts to force visitors browsers to redownload the CSS and JavaScript file whenever the modification date changes on your server. A new release of your web service has just rolled out with some awesome new features and countless bug fixes.
A few days later and you get a call. 6112014 Cache-busting never makes sense at either extreme - you probably dont want to cache-bust on every compilation. The v parameter is updated. Say the browser has the CSS file cached for one year not uncommon. Its more aggressive than attaching a version number to query args and works around some caching solutions tendency to remove such version number and making the browser cache too strict. 5122020 Busting the Browsers Cache.
Cache busting allows you to force the browser to re-download files that are usually cached.
Then you want to change the CSS. Alan Jones Roy Selig and Ko Wang. 6112014 Cache-busting never makes sense at either extreme - you probably dont want to cache-bust on every compilation. This means that a user might not see newly committed stylesheet updates unless the browser cache is cleared. Why am I not seeing my what-ch-ma-call-it on my thing-a-ma-gig. The client clears their cache.