Hello,
In my organization, I can't use the CDN for data privacy reasons.
I need to download the SDK and host it.
I like the coding style offered by $arcgis.import() rather than using AMD and find it really convenient but I found out that it is not defined in the SDK downloaded:
https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/sdk-downloads-and-archive/
It's true that it is always refereed that is it only available for application built with the CDN so I guess it is by design but I was wondering why not making it available there as well ?
More info on the official blog post: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/js-api-arcgis/developers/future-proof-your-arcgis-javascript-app
Thanks for listening !
Nicolas