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Adding info about some terms that aren't explained anywhere in this intro tutorial page. Feel free to modify as desired--I just want this page to explain what CJS, ESM, and .mjs mean before using those terms. Signed-off-by: Jed Hartman <logos-github@kith.org>
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| ## An Example Node.js Application | ||
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| The most common example Hello World of Node.js is a web server: | ||
| The most common example Hello World of Node.js is a web server. You can choose between two versions of this example: one using the CommonJS (CJS) module system, using the filename extension `.js` or `.cjs`, and another using the ES Modules (ESM) system, using the filename extension `.mjs`. For more information, see [Understanding MJS and CJS](https://rgbstudios.org/blog/modules-explained-mjs-cjs). |
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Thanks for the contribution. I'd prefer if we linked to Node.js documentation (maybe something like https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#modules-ecmascript-modules ) or MDN for explanations of the module systems
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Additionally, .js can be both ESM or CJS
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Adding info about some terms that aren't explained anywhere in this intro tutorial page. Feel free to modify as desired--I just want this page to explain what CJS, ESM, and .mjs mean before using those terms.
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