And what about our beloved package-lock.json? It guarantees that all
dependencies and sub-dependencies are installed with a specific version, which
ensures that everyone building and executing the code gets a specific state (see
@ReproBuilds). #ESM only pins the top-level.
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It's a classical IT development: progress on one axis (improves developer UX,
decreases JS payload size and time to interaction on user side) but at the same
time creates new challenges (or resurfaces old).