Notion recently added SQLite for client-side caching in the Notion website. We'll talk about how they did this and what issues they had to resolve. Plus, how to influence with data as a software engineer, the history of Rust and more.

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Notion achieved a 20% improvement in page navigation speeds by implementing SQLite for client-side caching in their browser application. They used a 'SharedWorker' architecture with WebAssembly to overcome issues like SQLite corruption and slow disk reads/writes. The solution included utilizing web locks to prevent multiple writers and a SharedWorker to manage active tab writes, resulting in optimized caching performance.

How Notion Decreased Latency by 20% with Caching