How can I make sure that static content is cached client-side?

Question

How can I make sure that static content (images, css, javascript) is cached? What is the best approach?

Answer 1

You can also make use of the HTML5 Offline web applications manifest. It allows you to set up a manifest where you define which files will be cached locally.

It is a nice, clear to understand broadly implemented, way of avoiding having to learn about IIS and HTML Caching.

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_app_cache.asp

(you should totally read up about those things)