Migrating to ES Modules

Mikeal and Chris welcome (back) special guest Fred K. Schott, who you may recall from our episode on Pika. This time, we’re talking ESM: what it is, what’s new about it, why it’s the future, writing libraries with it, and much more.

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Featuring:

• Fred K. Schott – Website, GitHub, X
• Mikeal Rogers – GitHub, X
• Christopher Hiller – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• pika js party
• limbo
• brrp
• estest
• snowpack
• skypack
• Changelog++ 🤫

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!