In this two part tutorial, we will first learn how to install Node.js and npm for beginners then in part two we will be creating a web server in Node.js, all without React. What is Node.js? It is “an open-source, cross-platform, back-end JavaScript runtime environment that runs on a JavaScript Engine and executes JavaScript code outside a web browser”. What does all this mean? You can now run JavaScript code on your computer without needing an internet connection or web browser. Let me put it to you this way, JavaScript is the backbone to probably 95% of the websites you see on the internet. With Node.js we can do all of the coding of our website behind the scene on our computer instead of inside a web page. You’ll see exactly what some of the code looks like in this tutorial. We’ll also touch on Terminal, IDE’s, Technical Documentation Video on what npm is coming soon...
In this two part tutorial, we will first learn how to install Node.js and npm for beginners then in part two we will be creating a web server in Node.js, all without React. What is Node.js? It is “an open-source, cross-platform, back-end JavaScript runtime environment that runs on a JavaScript Engine and executes JavaScript code outside a web browser”. What does all this mean? You can now run JavaScript code on your computer without needing an internet connection or web browser. Let me put it to you this way, JavaScript is the backbone to probably 95% of the websites you see on the internet. With Node.js we can do all of the coding of our website behind the scene on our computer instead of inside a web page. You’ll see exactly what some of the code looks like in this tutorial. We’ll also touch on Terminal, IDE’s, Technical Documentation Video on what npm is coming soon...