Goodbye, Node.js Buffer

The Buffer type has been the cornerstone for binary data handling in Node.js since the beginning. However, these days we have Uint8Array, which is a native JavaScript type and works cross-platform. While Buffer is an instance of Uint8Array, it introduces numerous methods that are not available in other JavaScript environments. Consequently, code leveraging Buffer-specific methods needs polyfilling

[gfx]

Node.jsでBufferじゃなくUint8Arrayを使おうぜ、という話。まあごもっともで、バイナリ操作をしているとしばしばこの二つのクラスの挙動の微妙な違いにハマったりする。願わくばBufferを正式にdeprecateしてほしい。

[burnworks]

Uint8Array 使おうぜってお話

[efcl]

Node.jsの`Buffer`はブラウザとの互換性がないため、`Uint8Array`を代わりに使おうという話。 現在の`Buffer`は`Uint8Array`のサブクラスとして実装されているが、`slice()`の動作の違いや移植性が悪いというなどの問題がある。 `Uint8Array

[daruyanagi]

“Buffer will never be removed, and probably never even deprecated, but at least the community can slowly move away from it. My hope is that the Node.js team will at least start discouraging the use of Buffer”