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by mrpepka 1216 days ago
"I typically start <...> using a file:// URL."

"Ideally, I’d just grab the framework files, import them from my JavaScript, and then carry on with my file:// URL."

Does this work with file:// URLs at all?

I see in the article that paths in import maps start with /. So, the author must be using a local server, otherwise browsers will block loading the modules by CORS policy. Is there something I'm not getting here?