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A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to NPM: Simplifying Package Management

Abishek Haththakage ・ Jul 14 '23

#webdev #beginners #npm #programming

Inspired by @abhixsh's Top 7 post, tonight’s topic is... package management!

If you're not familiar, a package manager is a system that will manage your project dependencies. A dependency is a third-party bit of software, usually written by someone else, that solves a problem for you. Node Package Manager (abbreviated to NPM) is a robust package manager designed for JavaScript projects, primarily used in conjunction with Node.js.

Questions:

• How would you describe your experience with NPM? What do you find most useful about it?
• Which NPM command or feature do you find the most helpful in your day-to-day development work?
• If you've encountered any challenges or difficulties while using NPM, how did you overcome them?
• Any triumphs, fails, or other stories you'd like to share on this topic?

Looking forward to a lively discussion on NPM and package management in general. Let's get started! 🚀