Appendix C. Using the npm package manager
This appendix is an overview of the tools we use to install Angular and its dependencies using the npm package manager.
For most of this book, we use Node.js for installing software. Node.js (or simply Node) isn’t just a framework or a library: it’s a JavaScript runtime environment as well. We use the Node runtime for running various utilities like npm or launching JavaScript code without a browser. We also use npm scripts to automate building, testing, and deploying Angular apps.
To get started, download and install the current version of Node.js from https://nodejs.org. After installation is complete, open your terminal or command window and enter the following command:
node --version
This command ...
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