Installing a Node JS Dev Machine

Installing a Dev Machine

These are the softwares we'll use for the local development environment

Node js

Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment for executing JavaScript code server-side.

Install it from: https://nodejs.org/en/

(For this demo we've used version 16.13.2 LTS)

Git Source Control

Git is the most widely used source control and versioning tool. Download and install it from: https://git-scm.com/download/win

After you complete the installation, you'll need to set your name and email for using git.

git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

Visual Studio Code

A source code editor which we use to develop application.

Install it from: https://code.visualstudio.com/

Visual Studio Extensions

To install the following recommended extensions, open a command prompt and run the following commands:

code --install-extension Angular.ng-template
code --install-extension infinity1207.angular2-switcher
code --install-extension CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer
code --install-extension eamodio.gitlens
code --install-extension sibiraj-s.vscode-scss-formatter