The web beyond node_modules
summary
Claims that deprecating Internet Explorer finally unlocks direct ES module use and that modern apps can skip node_modules by importing from CDNs, using Vite and esbuild to transpile and serve ESM. Demonstrates a rough proof‑of‑concept tool called espn that downloads CDN‑served .d.ts files locally and works enough for the demo while admitting many issues. Notes blockers: test runners, TypeScript defs, and experimental Node http imports.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:14IE deprecation and ES modules
- 3:38Vite replacing Webpack
- 5:25Vite and node_modules
- 6:49Dropping node_modules challenges
- 9:19ESPM proof-of-concept
- 10:21Ideal package registry
- 11:25Tooling and language trends
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