I've been using modules in nodejs for a very long time. What sucked initially was that you had to use a command line flag at first, and it still sucks that you have to use the mjs extension. Still, those are minor issues compared to the issues modules face in C++. And in browsers, modules worked nicely almost from the start, and since import maps you don't even need to use any kind of build system amymore.
Likewise I have been using C++ modules for my C++ hobby coding since VS 2019 prototype introduction, despite all the warts.
Nowadays, with exception of header units, VC++ and clang alongside MSBuild and CMake/ninja are pretty much usable for anyone that is able to stick to a specific platform.
I don't consider still fighting with build tools options in 2025 to make a pleothora of npm dependencies happy to run under nodejs a minor issue.