css cache busting and git renaming issue

log entry 7: Cloudflare caching and git file rename issues

Cloudflare cache busting:

• Cloudflare caches css files, causing outdated styles to persist
• to bust the cache, Leal appended a version query param to the css file url
  • e.g., href="css/talent-protocol-v2.webflow.css?v=1"
• the value after the url can be any string, it acts as a cache buster

git file renaming:

• wanted to rename Coinbase_logo.svg to coinbase_logo.svg for consistency reasons
• git doesn't automatically track renames with different casing
• Leal used the git mv command to force the rename:
  • git mv images/Coinbase_logo.svg images/coinbase_logo.svg

gratitude:

• learned these techniques thanks to Leal's guidance. Dr. Peter Venkman would be proud

learnings:

• Cloudflare caching can cause outdated css to persist, be mindful for future css updates
• cache busting with versioned query params is a simple solution
• git doesn't automatically track renames with casing changes, use consistent casing for file names from the start