Is Chrome ignoring Cache-Control: max-age?

Question

Background:

• IIS 7
• AspNet 3.5 web app

Chrome dev tools lists 98 requests for the home page of the web app (aspx + js + css + images). I

Answer 1

After doing some tests with Cache-Control:max-age=xxx:

• Pressing reload button: header ignored
• Entering same url any tab (current or not): honored
• Using JS (window.location.reload()): ignored
• Using Developer Tools (with Disable cache unselected) or incognito doesn't affect

So, the best option while developing is put the cursor in the omnibox and press enter instead of refresh button.

Note: a right button click on refresh icon will show refresh options (Normal, Hard, Empty Cache). Incredibly, no one of these affect on these headers.