On the Streams Standard

The blog post discusses the development of the Streams Standard for JavaScript, reflecting on its design inspired by Node.js streams. It critiques James Snell's recent article, highlighting misconceptions and emphasizing the importance of performance optimization in standards. The author agrees with some of Snell’s criticisms while defending the overall soundness of the Streams Standard. The post offers insights into standard API design, errors with current implementations, and the challenges of evolving web API standards.