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pip vs RequireJS: What are the differences?
Developers describe pip as "A package installer for Python". It is the package installer for Python. You can use pip to install packages from the Python Package Index and other indexes. On the other hand, RequireJS is detailed as "JavaScript file and module loader". RequireJS loads plain JavaScript files as well as more defined modules. It is optimized for in-browser use, including in a Web Worker, but it can be used in other JavaScript environments, like Rhino and Node. It implements the Asynchronous Module API. Using a modular script loader like RequireJS will improve the speed and quality of your code.
pip and RequireJS belong to "Front End Package Manager" category of the tech stack.
RequireJS is an open source tool with 12.2K GitHub stars and 2.3K GitHub forks. Here's a link to RequireJS's open source repository on GitHub.
According to the StackShare community, RequireJS has a broader approval, being mentioned in 916 company stacks & 185 developers stacks; compared to pip, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
Pros of pip
- Best package management system for python2
Pros of RequireJS
- Open source79
- Modular script loader69
- Asynchronous66
- Great for AMD49
- Fast30
- Free14