CommonJS vs ES Modules — a practical guide to CommonJS vs ES Modules with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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Browsers use ESM; Node supports both with caveats.
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CJS: require / module.exports
ESM: import / export
Node: "type": "module" or .mjs
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