Getting to work
Now that we've got a general picture of our new project, it's time to do something. Let's start with two simple exercises that will also come in handy in the future. The first of these will involve the server-side aspects of our application, while the second will be performed on the client side. Both will help us discover whether we have really understood everything there is to know before proceeding to subsequent chapters.
Static file caching
Let's start with the server-side task. Do you remember the /wwwroot/test.html
file we added when we wanted to check how the StaticFiles
middleware works? We will use it to do a quick demonstration of how our application will internally cache static files.
The first thing we have to do is to run the application in debug mode (by clicking on the Run button or pressing the F5 key). When the app is fully loaded, press CTRL+SHIFT+J to open the Developer tools bar and navigate to the Network...