jQuery source code uses Require.js, but the final file doesn't?

Question

Uncompressed jQuery file: http://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.0.3.js jQuery Source code: https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/master/src/core.js

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Answer 1

You can use a tool called AMDClean by gfranko https://www.npmjs.org/package/amdclean It's much simpler than what jQuery is doing and you can set it up quickly.

All you need to do is to create a very abstract module (the one that you want to expose to global scope) and include all your sub modules in it.

Another alternative that I've recently been using is browserify. You can export/import your modules the NodeJS way and use them in any browser. You need to compile them before using it. It also has gulp and grunt plugins for setting up a workflow. For better explanations read the documentations on browserify.org.