Phase 17 · Build Tools
TopicsNPM
Part of the Frontend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
Node Package Manager — the default package manager for Node.js, used to install, publish and manage JavaScript dependencies via `package.json`.
How to Learn This
- 1Read through a real project's `package.json` and understand every field.
- 2Learn `npm install`, `npm ci`, and the difference between `dependencies` and `devDependencies`.
- 3Understand semantic versioning (`^`, `~`) and what `package-lock.json` locks down.
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