Loose augmentation of modules
When we try to enhance a module using the augmentation technique previously discussed, we pass a reference of the module to another part of our code which is responsible for doing the augmentation work.
How can we add functionality to an object that has not been loaded or created yet?
The answer to this question becomes very important when our modules (files) are loaded in an asynchronous fashion, and we have no way of making sure that our original module is loaded before the augmentation code that enhances the module.
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