Why isn't RequireJS passing jQuery into the functions alias?

Question

I downloaded the sample-project for the latest-release of RequireJS. Their documentation implies anything loaded is passed-into the parameter list of the associated function (i

Answer 1

jQuery should be loaded through the special name "jquery", otherwise it won't register itself (since jQuery uses a named define).

// create an alias that points to proper file
require.config({
  paths : {
    jquery : "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min"
  }
});

// require jquery usign the path config
require(["jquery"], function ($) {
    console.log($);
});

That is the main reasons why named define is considered an anti-pattern and should be used only when needed (when you have multiple modules inside same file).