Node and Npm

Node is for back end server programming for building web applications, APIs and such. You will likely see it used with Express.

You’ll need Node.js installed on your computer to get started with workshops and javascript projects.

Npm is a package manager (that comes with node), has a rich ecosystem of javascript modules that have been made by the community.

We would recommend entering the following commands and doing the workshop to learn how to use npm.

npm install -g how-to-npm
how-to-npm

If you are having difficulty getting set up ask someone for help at the Javascript 101 meet up or online.