---
title: "#347: Using ES Modules in Node Today"
publication: "JavaScript Weekly"
issue: 347
published_at: "2017-08-11"
canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/347"
---

#347: Using ES Modules in Node Today

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JavaScript WeeklyIssue 347 — August 11, 2017[Use ES Modules in Node Today](https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/08/10/es-modules-node-today/)[@std/esm](https://github.com/standard-things/esm) is a spec-compliant ES module loader for Node 4+ allowing you to transition more smoothly from CommonJS. John-David Dalton 
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