Session 1 - NPM Intro

What is NPM?

• A Caching layer for Node.js

• A UI DOM Renderer

• A Package Manager

What does the command npm init do?

• Deletes a database table

• Initializes a GIT repository

• Creates a package.json file

What does package.json file do?

• Records important project metadata used for NPM publishing

• A configuration file used for a web application

• A database permissions script

What is semver in package.json file?

• An security NPM package

• Semantic versioning of packages

• An Express API alternative

What did the Leftpad NPM package do?

• Right-justify 17 lines of code

• A visual note pad for left handed developers

• A NPM package for gaming