npm Basics Course

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Free Online Course: npm Basics Course provided by Treehouse is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
  • npm is a command line tool to help you manage Node.js modules and this course will get you up and running with npm.

    What you'll learn

    • Understand what npm is
    • Finding modules
    • Installing modules
    • Updating modules
    • Uninstalling modules

Syllabus
  • What is npm?

    In this segment, we'll cover what npm is and why you'd want to use it and the techniques for finding the best software to install using npm.

    Chevron 3 steps
    • Introducing npm

      5:52

    • How to Find and Choose Packages

      5:17

    • npm and Packages Review

      5 questions

    Installing Packages with npm

    In this segment, we'll take a look at the several different ways you can install packages with npm. These packages include preexisting open source code that can be imported in to your own projects and command line applications.

    Chevron 6 steps
    • Installing Local Packages

      9:12

    • Installing Local Packages

      1 objective

    • Installing Global Packages

      2:52

    • Installing Global Packages

      1 objective

    • Managing Dependencies in the package.json File

      13:33

    • Handling package.json with npm

      1 objective

    Updating and Uninstalling Packages with npm

    npm can be used to keep your projects up to date and more secure by installing the latest versions of your dependancies. In this stage, we'll take a look at updating and removing packages using npm.

    Chevron 6 steps
    • Updating Packages with npm

      6:38

    • Updating Local Packages with npm

      1 objective

    • Updating Global Packages with npm

      1 objective

    • Uninstalling Packages with npm

      3:03

    • Uninstalling Packages with npm

      1 objective

    • npm Basics Review

      10 questions