Handling stream errors properly in Node.js prevents application crashes and ensures robust data processing in production environments. As the creator of CoreUI with over 11 years of Node.js development experience, I’ve implemented comprehensive error handling in stream-based applications, file processing systems, and data pipelines. From my expertise, the most reliable approach is using error event listeners, pipeline error handling, and proper cleanup mechanisms for stream failures. This pattern ensures applications remain stable and provide meaningful error feedback when stream operations encounter problems.