What is NPM, and why do we need it? | Tutorial for beginners HD

What is npm? This 15 minute beginners tutorial to npm (Node Package Manager) will walk you through how to install npm on your computer, and how to install and update packages for your projects. My course: Responsive Design for Beginners! https://coder-coder.com/responsive/ Become a full-stack web dev with Zero to Mastery: https://academy.zerotomastery.io/a/aff_338z7xnj/external?affcode=441520_ti97uk6b SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ⭐ Join channel members and get perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzNf0liwUzMN6_pixbQlMhQ/join GitHub sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/thecodercoder Hit the THANKS button in any video! Get my VS Code theme: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CoderCoder.codercoder-dark-theme WANT TO LEARN WEB DEV? Check out my courses: Responsive Design for Beginners: https://coder-coder.com/responsive/ Gulp for Beginners: https://coder-coder.com/gulp-course/ _ 0:00 - Intro 0:14 - Why do we need npm? 0:52 - What is npm? 2:14 - How to install npm 2:44 - Which npm packages do you need? 3:25 - Installing global and local packages 4:46 - What does the package.json file do? 5:59 - Dealing with npm package dependencies 7:55 - How semantic versioning works in npm 12:41 - What does the package-lock.json file do? _ RECOMMENDATIONS My Gear -- https://www.amazon.com/shop/thecodercoder?listId=1LMCKGUTMVYXD My Favorite Books -- https://coder-coder.com/best-web-development-books/ My Favorite Courses -- https://coder-coder.com/best-web-development-courses/ _ FOLLOW CODER CODER Blog -- https://coder-coder.com/ Twitter -- https://twitter.com/thecodercoder Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/thecodercoder _ #npm