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Realizing that it's possible to monkeypatch `require('module')._load` to polyfill the behavior specified here in Node, I figured someone might have released a polyfill already, but a cursory search hasn't turned...

jedwards1211

If `require` loads CJS and `import` loads ESM don't things "just work"? The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is if a library updates...

greggman

module.json

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I'm new here (both at this repo and with ES modules in general), but I was reading through the blog posts and I think I would also be unhappy with...

chharvey

Create babel plugin for poly-package transition.

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As the [poly-packages](https://github.com/dherman/defense-of-dot-js/blob/master/proposal.md#poly-packages) section stats > The transpiler would rewrite any imports from "./lib/_" in module.js to "./_" in the transpiled CommonJS modules. Since standard modules use a declarative syntax...

jdalton

Prioritize index.js before module.js

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The defined behavior of using `module.js` as a stand-in for a `module` field in `package.json` is problematic. Consider the following case: - A package exists where there is no `main`...

pitaj

Possible problems with transpiling into the project root

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One potential problem with the described system for poly-packages is that they will have to point their transpilation output to the source of the project. This makes it slightly more...

mariusGundersen

As part of the exercise, we ended up with a handful of possibilities around `package.json`. The three top alternatives that were considered: 1. `shim` 2. `modules.root` 3. `modules.resolver` We decided...

caridy

Clarify nvm example or swap it for a more recognizable one.

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In the [what about](https://github.com/dherman/defense-of-dot-js/blob/master/proposal.md#what-about) section there's [an nvm example](https://github.com/dherman/defense-of-dot-js/blob/master/proposal.md#what-about-tools-like-nvm-that-arent-able-to-parse-json). It's not clear to me how `nvm` loads js files. I use it to switch node versions. Maybe a better example...

jdalton

package.json bin

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If the package has a CLI that uses ES6 imports, how should we declare that the CLI is ES6 module ? `"bin.module": {}` or `"module.bin": {}` or, should the "modules.root"...

boopathi

The [what-about-transitional-packages](https://github.com/dherman/defense-of-dot-js/blob/master/proposal.md#what-about-transitional-packages-that-have-changed-some-files-to-standard-modules-but-not-all) blurb references: > This allows for truly gradual upgrades of large codebases. Keep in mind, since requires can be dynamic (and test frameworks quite often do make use...

jdalton