NPM – Node package manager – Quickstart & Advanced

Update 5 jan 2024:

• Watch mode
• Handling environment variables

Dependency management is hard and complicated. Npm is very powerful tool that handles it elegantly.

Hi and welcome to the only course you need to quickly start using Npm and then dive deeper into it’ more advanced features.

This course is structured following the 80/20 rule:

• In the first you will learn the npm commands and features you will use 80% of the time.
• In the following sections, you will master npm at it’ full power with advanced features.

Npm features covered in this course:

• Understand the types of dependencies: local, global, and peer dependencies
• Use the npm install command
• Difference between dependencies and devDependencies
• Npm Semantic Versioning or semver
• Prepare your project to be run inside the browser with EsBuild
• Understand the difference between CommonJs and EsModules
• Understand how registries work by initializing your own private registry and publish packages to it
• Create and use packages in a secure way with advanced security topics
• C++ addons
• Npm Workspaces
• Use npm with Typescript
• Use npm with Git
• Understand Dependency Management and how Npm does it.

By the end of the course you will be able to use Npm and handle packages like a professional, by learning the most common commands and also by using the more advanced features that take years to discover.

Why this course stands out from other Udemy courses:

• Fast paced, concise, most typing cut out – focus on explanations – respect for your time
• Practical knowledge – presentations are kept to a minimum, we focus on what is really important
• Programming active instructor – a great instructor never looses touch with the industry
• Logical and flexible structure – take the course at your own pace
• Big font, dark background, fullHD content, this way it is readable even on a small screen or even tablet.
• Lifetime access
• Certificate of completion to present to your current or prospective employer
• Q&A active instructor

Instructor:

My name is Alex Horea, I’m an active senior web and Cloud developer and I want to pass you the knowledge I wish I had when I was a beginner. I strongly believe that practice is the best way to learn, and in this course you will learn the basics and most used Npm commands and then dive deeper into advanced features.

Go beyond the theory and learn from an active instructor, aligned with today’s programming demands!