Session Proposal: module loading customization/optimization and CJS/ESM interoperability

[joyeecheung]

Proposal

Topic of the session

Discuss recent module loading customization and interoperability efforts

Type of the session

• Collaborate
• Workshop
• Talk

Estimated duration of the session

1h

Date and Time of the session

TBD

Level

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Pre-requisite knowledge

Familarity with module loading in Node.js

Describe the session

Recap and review recent module loading work, brainstorm ideas

• Synchronous, in-thread & universal module loader cutomization hooks: doc: add synchronous hooks proposal nodejs/loaders#198
• File-based preload configurations (noderc): Support .noderc or similar file-based initialization configurations? nodejs/node#53787
• require(esm) and friends: Tracking issue: require(esm) nodejs/node#52697
• Built-in on-disk module compile cache: Tracking issue: compile cache nodejs/node#52696
• Proposal: Moving hooks on thread nodejs/loaders#205

Session facilitator(s), Github handle(s) and timezone(s)

• @joyeecheung
• @mcollina
• @ShogunPanda
• @GeoffreyBooth

Meeting notes and Virtual Meeting Link

TBD

Follow-up / Set-up sessions (if any)

Additional context (optional)

TBD

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