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Introduction to Node.js & npm

8 Topics • 22 Lessons

Run JavaScript outside the browser and manage packages with npm - step by step for automotive AI builders.

Course Contents

Start Here

1 lesson

Welcome & How to Use This Course

What Node.js Is & Installing It

3 lessons

What Node.js Is

Installing Node.js and Verifying It

Check Yourself

npm Basics

3 lessons

What npm Is and Starting a Project

Installing and Removing Packages

Check Yourself

package.json & Scripts

3 lessons

Reading package.json and Using Scripts

Version Ranges and package-lock.json

Check Yourself

Using Packages: require vs import

3 lessons

CommonJS: require and module.exports

ES Modules: import, export, and using a package

Check Yourself: require vs import

Building a Small Node Tool

3 lessons

Reading command-line arguments (process.argv)

Reading files with fs and assembling the tool

Check Yourself: Building a Node Tool

npx, Global vs Local & Versioning

3 lessons

npx and Local vs Global Installs

Keeping Dependencies and Node Current

Check Yourself: npx, Global vs Local & Versioning

Publishing, Lockfiles & Security

3 lessons

Semver, Lockfiles, and Reproducible Installs

Auditing, Supply-Chain Safety, and Publishing

Check Yourself: Publishing, Lockfiles & Security