Chapter 2. Getting Started with Node.js
This chapter will get you up and running with Node.js. You'll see how quick this can be and how easy it is to start writing web applications. You'll also choose a development environment for working with Node.js. In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Installing Node.js
- Writing our first Node.js web application
- Setting up our development environment
Installing and running Node.js
To install Node.js, visit https://nodejs.org, and download and run the installer package for the currently recommended version. The examples in this book are based on Node.js v6, released in April 2016 and supported through to April 2018.
After installation, open up a console window (run command prompt on Windows, or terminal ...
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