RequireJS
A file and module loader for JavaScript (by requirejs)
HeadJS
The only script in your HEAD. (by headjs)
| RequireJS | HeadJS | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | - | |
| 12,956 | 4,139 | |
| 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | |
| about 1 year ago | over 2 years ago | |
| JavaScript | JavaScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
RequireJS
Posts with mentions or reviews of RequireJS.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-07-12.
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Everything about ESM and treeshaking
The fact that everything was loaded synchronously, which was not really an issue at that time when writing for servers, it was not really feasible for front-ends. Therefore RequireJS was brought to live. If you ever wondered how it looks, there is an example repository still living. If you are more interested in the history, look up: AMD, UMD, RequireJS.
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Why hasn't JavaScript implemented namespaces yet?
There is a library called requirejs (https://requirejs.org/) that accomplishes what I am referring to. However, this is essentially similar to the situation in PHP prior to version 5.3 - a solution implemented at the level of a separate library rather than at the language level.
- Porting from RequireJS to ES6
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Getting Started With Parcel.js: A Web Application Bundler in 2022
Webpack is the most popular bundler and it followed on the heels of Require.js, Rollup, and similar solutions. But the learning curve for a tool like webpack is steep. Getting started with webpack isn’t easy due to its complex configurations. As a result, in recent years another solution has emerged. This tool is not necessarily a front-runner, but an easier-to-digest alternative on the front-end module bundler landscape. Introducing Parcel.js.
- RequireJS – JavaScript Module Loader (last update 2018?)
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RequireJS: How to define modules that contain a single "class"?
I have a number of JavaScript "classes" each implemented in its own JavaScript file. For development those files are loaded individually, and for production they are concatenated, but in both cases I have to manually define a loading order, making sure that B comes after A if B uses A. I am planning to use RequireJS as an implementation of CommonJS Modules/AsynchronousDefinition to solve this problem for me automatically.
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When to use Requirejs and when to use bundled javascript?
This may be a dumb question for web guys. But I am a little confused over this. Now, I have an application where I am using a couple of Javascript files to perform different tasks. Now, I am using Javascript bundler to combine and minify all the files. So, at runtime there will be only one app.min.js file. Now, Requirejs is used to load modules or files at runtime. So, the question is if I already have all things in one file, then do I need requirejs? Or what is a use case scenario where I can use requirejs and/or bundler?
- Un manual práctico sobre los sistemas de módulos de JavaScript
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JavaScript Module Formats and Tools
AMD (Asynchronous Module Definition), is a pattern to define and consume module. It is implemented by RequireJS library. AMD provides a define function to define module, which accepts the module name, dependent modules’ names, and a factory function:
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Why use Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(myObj, prop) instead of myObj.hasOwnProperty(prop)?
While reading RequireJS' source code, I stumbled upon this function:
HeadJS
Posts with mentions or reviews of HeadJS.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects.
We haven't tracked posts mentioning HeadJS yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing RequireJS and HeadJS you can also consider the following projects:
systemjs - Dynamic ES module loader
SeaJS - A Module Loader for the Web
browserify - browser-side require() the node.js way
lazyload
ESL - enterprise standard loader