Building a Mental Model of Node.js Streams

Have you ever worked with Node.js streams? What was your experience like? When I first tried to work with streams, I was confused, to say the least. The concept was completely new to me. I thought I could just ignore them, but it turns out they're everywhere in Node.js. Even core modules like fs and http use streams under the hood. So, I had to learn them and understand how they work. What helped me was building a strong mental model that consists of multiple concepts. In this article, we'll explore these concepts and build a mental model of Node.js streams together.