# Npm for absolute beginners (Node.JS, Visual Studio Code) If you've ever seen an `npm install` or `npm create` as part of a tutorial and had no idea what it was talking about, then you're in the right place! πŸ”— Links βœ… Download npm: https://nodejs.org Get a YT membership: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZv4d5rbIKd4QHMPkcABCw/join ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 - How to install npm 01:27 - The basics of navigating the command line 04:15 - Using npm 06:57 - npm install 09:44 - Adding new packages 10:17 - dependencies vs. devDependencies 15:53 - Flags 11:39 - How to know when to use --save-dev 12:14 - npm and version control 13:43 - Running scripts 14:21 - npm vs npx css -- Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community πŸ’¬ https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Keep up to date with everything I'm up to βœ‰ https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter Come hang out with me live every Monday on Twitch! πŸ“Ί https://www.twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss --- Help support my channel πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses πŸ‘• Buy a shirt: https://teespring dot com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome πŸ“½οΈ Join as a channel member: https://youtube.com/@KevinPowell/join πŸ’– Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell or through YT memberships: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZv4d5rbIKd4QHMPkcABCw/join --- My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/ --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the… - Kind: Short - Year: 2024 - Runtime: 15 min - By: Kevin Powell - Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Npm_for_absolute_beginners_(Node.JS,_Visual_Studio_Code).webm) - Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it) - Credit: Kevin Powell - Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects) [Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/152468396?play=1)