Backpressure is the hidden contract in Node.js streams
Node.js streams are not memory-efficient by default; they become efficient when every stage respects backpressure instead of buffering without a limit.
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Node.js streams are not memory-efficient by default; they become efficient when every stage respects backpressure instead of buffering without a limit.
A reliable Node.js API assumes clients and infrastructure will retry—and gives repeated requests the same observable result without repeating the side effect.