JavaScript Modules: ESM vs CommonJS - Pick a Team (or Both)!
Hey there, fellow code wranglers! Ever been knee-deep in a JavaScript project, humming along, and then BAM! You hit a file using require() and another using import, and your brain does a little “system overload” dance? Or maybe you’ve tried exporting something and wondered if it should be module.exports, exports.thing, or export default? Yeah, you’re not alone in this beautiful chaos that is JavaScript modules. It feels like a perennial “pick a team” debate: CommonJS vs. ECMAScript Modules (ESM). Let’s unwrap this present of perplexity and see if we can make sense of it all. No boxing gloves required, just a cup of your favorite beverage and maybe a few brain cells. ...