Introduction to Node.js - NPM

This lesson offers an introduction to the NPM, Node Package Manager. NPM allows for the installation of third-party node modules to be used in your project. NPM is also an online registry for third-party node modules.

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to initialize a Node project using NPM
• Learn how to install a third-party module using NPM
• Learn the difference between dependencies and dev dependencies
• Learn how to write and modify existing scripts in the package.json file
• Learn how to install packages from an existing package.json file

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for anyone who wants to learn about Node.js.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this lesson but an interest in Node.js would be beneficial.