The Secret Life of JavaScript: Modules
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ES Modules revolutionize JavaScript by replacing global scope pollution with file-level encapsulation. Unlike CommonJS which copies values, ES Modules create live bindings that automatically update when exported variables change. The engine performs static analysis to build dependency graphs before execution, requiring imports at the top level. Modules are singletons, evaluated once and cached for subsequent imports.
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