QUIC for Node.js!

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Node.js gains a QUIC implementation built on a modified OpenSSL and helper libraries, producing 90k lines across three PRs including 25k lines of C++ to handle encryption, flow control, and streams. Handshakes run about 60% faster and data rates show 20–70% improvement in benchmarks. The code functions for testing but triggers occasional segfaults and remains experimental until OpenSSL 3.1 (estimated 1–2 years), with PRs open for review.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:18What is QUIC
3. 2:20HTTP/2 limitations
4. 3:42Head-of-line blocking
5. 5:32QUIC solves blocking with UDP
6. 7:19QUIC encryption and TLS
7. 8:01Node.js QUIC progress
8. 8:42QUIC server in Node.js
9. 9:47QUIC streams flexibility
10. 10:50QUIC client in Node.js
11. 11:53QUIC performance benefits
12. 13:17QUIC architecture in Node.js
13. 14:22QUIC vs HTTP/3
14. 15:03Code review details
15. 16:47QUIC review challenges
16. 17:28OpenSSL limitations
17. 18:12QUIC future timeline
18. 18:54Q&A

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