Some developers like to use the AMD API to code modular JavaScript,
but after doing an optimized build, they do not want to include a
full AMD loader like RequireJS, since they do not need all that
functionality.
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In the context of Javascript modules, AMD refers to a format
specification which makes modules easier to use. See
http://requirejs.org/docs/whyamd.html#amd
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Some use cases, like mobile, are very sensitive to file sizes.
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By including almond in the built file, there is no need for
RequireJS. almond is around **1 kilobyte** when minified with
Closure Compiler and gzipped.
Installed Size: 41.0 kB
Architectures: arm64 amd64