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Get started with Node.js

Overview
Install Node.js, npm, and VS Code
Take a tour of Node.js
Explore Node.js basic concepts
Introduction to the event loop in Node.js
Create your first Node.js application
Introduction to Node package manager
Node.js dependency management
Unit testing in Node.js
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Node.js dependency management

Share code and manage dependencies with `package.json`, `package-lock.json`, and SemVer

By J Steven Perry

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17 November 2021

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- JSON ECMA 404 SpecificationRead about the JSON Data Interchange Syntax.
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- npmjs.com SemVer CalculatorUse the npm semantic version calculator.
- Package locksGet an explanation of npm lockfiles.
- MochaSimple, flexible, fun JavaScript test framework for Node.js and the browser.
- ChaiChai is a BDD/TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be delightfully paired with any JavaScript testing framework.
- WinstonWinston is a logger for just about everything.
- ExpressFast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.
- MongoDBCheck out the official MongoDB driver for Node.js.
- MongooseMongoose is a MongoDB object modeling tool designed to work in an asynchronous environment.

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