Learning npm the Node Package Manager

Learn how to install and use npm, the node package manager that allows JavaScript developers to share and reuse code.

Introduction

• Learning npm
• What you should know

1. Introduction and Installation

• What are packages and npm?
• Installing Node/npm on Mac
• Installing Node/npm on Windows
• Installing Node/npm on Linux

2. Getting Started with npm

• Initializing a package.json file
• Adding node packages
• Managing global directory
• Updating a package
• Removing a package
• Semantic versioning
• Introduction to package-lock.json

3. Advanced Subjects

• Working with a npm cache
• Run an npm audit
• Scripting in package.json
• Introduction to npx
• Other alternatives to npm

Conclusion

• Next steps