Browser tools
You don't need a full frontend modular Node development environment to create visualizations with Chart.js, but you still need a good debugger. Every browser comes with development tools that allow you to navigate a static page structure and generated DOM elements, and a console where you can interact in real time with the data used by the JavaScript engine.
The most important tool is the JavaScript console, where you will see any error messages. It's very common to get a blank page when you expected something else and not have a clue as to why your code doesn't work as expected. Sometimes, it's just a comma you forgot, or the internet is down and some file was not loaded. If you have the JavaScript console open while you run ...
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