electron 5.0.0 “Uncaught ReferenceError: require is not defined”

Question

I had initially been using electron stable (4.x.x), and was able to use require in both my browser and renderer processes. I upgraded to electron beta (5.0.0) b

Answer 1

It turns out, nodeIntegration was true by default in previous electron versions, but false by default in 5.0.0. Consequently, setting it to true resolved my issue. Not finding this change documented online in comments or on electrons page, I thought I'd make this self-answered SO post to make it easier to find for future people who encounter this issue.