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I disagree. Knowing what format a module is written in is no different than knowing it's API. You can't blindly start using a module without knowing stuff about

by Touche 8y ago

I disagree. Knowing what format a module is written in is no different than knowing it's API. You can't blindly start using a module without knowing stuff about it and how it's intended to be used

snek 8y ago
Node disagrees. You can `require('./a')` without knowing if its `a.json` or `a.js` or `a.node`. All you need to know about `./a` is the interface it exposes.
- cztomsik 8y ago
  I wouldn't miss this feature, actually
- Touche 8y ago
  Right, that's an antifeature that destroys performance for no real gain (packages are the only instance where the file name is abstracted from the importer).