Understand and practice NPM. Learn how to use NPM in Node.js, how to install NPM packages, how to configure NPM scripts.

What Will I Learn?
Initialize any project using NPM init
Install project dependencies
Understand what is the difference between dependencies and development dependencies
Explain what is Semantic Versioning and what different kinds of packages versions mean
Explain difference between Browser Application and Server Package
Understand purpose of the "package-lock" file
Update project dependencies
Configure NPM scripts and execute them
Combine NPM scripts into the one script
Explain what is executable script and how it is executed on the Mac and on Windows

Requirements
Basic javascript knowledge is desirable but not required
Any computer - Mac or PC

Description
In this course I will explain you what is NPM and how it is used.

You will learn how to initialize new project, how to install new dependencies and explore their child dependencies.

We will also discuss what is Semantic Versioning and what Major, Minor and Patch versions mean.

You will also understand what is the purpose of the package-lock.json file.

I will explain you what is the purpose of the NPM scripts and how they should be used. We will talk about built-in NPM scripts and custom script. Also we will combine several NPM scripts in a one using npm-run-all external package.

You will understand what is executable script and what is the purpose of the .bin folder in the node_modules folder. I will explain you what is shebang line and how it is used on the Unix-based system and on Windows.

Happy learning!

Who is the target audience?
javascript developers who want to know how to properly use NPM