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Escaping the Fork: How Meta Modernized WebRTC Across 50+ Use Cases
Meta avoided the “forking trap” by replacing a divergent WebRTC fork with a dual-stack architecture using a shim layer that lets legacy and upstream versions run side-by-side, enabling safe A/B testing and continuous upgrades. Combined with a feature-branch system for managing patches, this approach improved performance, reduced binary size, enhanced security, and allowed ongoing alignment with upstream releases without repeated costly migrations.
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