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Won't this make leftpad-type scenarios even _more_ likely? What is the benefit?

• zja 5y ago
  If node shares import syntax with browsers, it’s easier to write code that runs on both platforms. As far as leftpad, this isn’t that much different from using a package manager. You either cache your dependencies, or rely on a third party (npm repo/cdn).
• onion2k 5y ago
  When leftpad was in NPM there was an expectation that it wouldn't disappear suddenly. Package registries are thought to be a constant, reliable source of packages (even when they not quite that, as leftpad demonstrated). There would be no such expectation for a module that you include directly from an https URL. The main benefit I can see is that you can include code from your own "registry" very easily in unmanaged scripts. You can already do that because you can add a dependency to package.json using an https link already, but with this new feature you can include those dependencies in node scripts you aren't managing with a package file. You can do that. I'm not suggesting you should. I won't.