Node.js and npm – JavaScript Package Manager
Lab: Local Development Environment Setup for Mac
Video Runtime: 05:24
Recorded: February 27, 2018
Node.js and npm are the package managers for front-end assets as well as tasks. Using npm, we can automate tasks for optimizing, processing, and compiling front-end resources like sprites, images, fonts, svgs, JavaScript files, converting Sass or LESS into CSS, and more. In this episode, you and I will install both.
To install, navigate to https://nodejs.org/en/ and click the download button. After it downloads, click the file to run it. The installer GUI opens up. The installer will install both Node.js and npm.
Simply follow the prompts. When it’s done, open terminal.
We need to verify that the location /usr/local/bin is in the local PATH. In terminal, type echo $PATH and verify the location is listed. If for some reason the location is not within the $PATH, then go to this article and follow the steps.
Next, in terminal type node -v. It should echo out the version of node.js if it is properly pathed and installed. Repeat this process for npm.
Who needs copy/paste? Right. Writing code from scratch is fun!
Episodes
Total Lab Runtime: 02:44:38
- 1 The Keys to Your Local Development Environmentfree 21:21
- 2 Helper Workflow Appsfree 09:10
- 3 Install and Configure Gitfree 17:27
- 4 Xcodefree 01:59
- 5 Setting up SSH for GitHubfree 16:40
- 6 VirtualBox and Vagrantfree 09:27
- 7 LocalHost - Local by Flywheel (preferred)free 23:13
- 8 LocalHost - VVV (optional)free 09:13
- 9 What is a Package Manager?free 00:00
- 10 Composer - PHP Dependency Managerfree 10:49
- 11 Node.js and npm - JavaScript Package Managerfree 05:24
- 12 Gulp - Task Runnerfree 07:00
- 13 Atom - Text Editorfree 07:28
- 14 Quick Navigation Shortcutsfree 11:04
- 15 PhpStorm - Installationfree 11:43
- 16 Wrap it Upfree 02:40
