Because that's how [require](http://p3rl.org/require http://p3rl.org/require) works: > to indicate successful execution of any initialization code Other dynam

Because that's how [require](http://p3rl.org/require http://p3rl.org/require) works: > to indicate successful execution of any initialization code Other dynamic languages have problems with "half"-loaded code. This mechanism is a defense against that.