Re: [whatwg/streams] Why does the `read` method of `ReadableStreamBYOBReader` class, need to _transfer_ the buffer it is provided? (Issue #1348) from Ben Visness on 2025-08-15 (public-webapps-github@w3.org from August 2025)

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bvisness left a comment (whatwg/streams#1348)

You'll have to explain to me a scenario where this is breaking, I guess. Shipping this would not break existing apps, because existing apps would only pass ArrayBuffer to a BYOB read.

It _would_ mean that some (hypothetical) existing ReadableStream implementations are not compatible with SharedArrayBuffer. But that's not breaking, that's just a lack of forward compatibility with new options.  

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