A QUIC bit of fun with Node.js

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An actual QUIC implementation for Node.js exists at NearForm and it runs as a UDP transport with TLS baked in supporting session migration, stream multiplexing and HP3 as an application layer. The code is experimental but running a demo, exposes built-in performance metrics and key logging to JavaScript, and aims for an upstream PR soon. Expect crashes during early use and workarounds for middleboxes; the demo transfers data successfully so functionality is real not speculative.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:35HP3 recap
3. 5:05TCP headofline blocking
4. 7:54UDP is unreliable
5. 15:28Progress
6. 18:03Demo

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