JavaScript has two primary module systems: ES Modules (ESM) and CommonJS (CJS). Both serve the same purpose to organize code into reusable and maintainable modules but they operate differently and are ...

In Part I of this post, I talked about what modules are, why developers use them, and the various ways to incorporate them into your programs. In this second part, I’ll tackle what exactly it means to ...

There seems to be some confusion when it comes to JavaScript modules. Some developers are unsure of how they work and why are various ways that they can be used. To clear up some of these ...

The open source JavaScript runtime Node.js has reached version 23. The most important new features include the standard activation of require(esm) for Node.js applications, remote support for 32-bit ...

Even with competition from newer runtimes Deno and Bun, Node.js remains the flagship JavaScript platform on the server. Server-side Node frameworks like Express, build-chain tools like Webpack, and a ...