Question

I’m wondering if there are any differences between MemoryCache and HttpRuntime.Cache, which one is preferred in ASP.NET MVC projects?

As far as I understand, both are thread safe, API is from first sight more or less the same, so is there any difference when to use which?

Answer 1

HttpRuntime.Cache gets the Cache for the current application.

The MemoryCache class is similar to the ASP.NET Cache class.

The MemoryCache class has many properties and methods for accessing the cache that will be familiar to you if you have used the ASP.NET Cache class.

The main difference between HttpRuntime.Cache and MemoryCache is that the latter has been changed to make it usable by .NET Framework applications that are not ASP.NET applications.

For additional reading:

• Justin Mathew Blog – Caching in .Net 4.0
• Jon Davis Blog – Four Methods Of Simple Caching In .NET

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