Node.js Streams: An Introduction to Efficient Data Handling

Streams are a fundamental concept in Node.js that allow for efficient handling of data. They provide a way to handle reading and writing files, network communications, and any type of end-to-end information exchange. What are streams? Streams are not unique to Node.js and have been around for decades, with origins in the Unix operating system. In traditional data handling methods, when you read a file, the entire file is loaded into memory before it can be processed....