01-setup.md

Install Node

1. Goto: https://nodejs.org/en/
2. Install the latest Current version
3. Once installed, test by typing in your command prompt: node -v and you should get a version number (Command prompt can be accessed via Start > cmd)
4. In addition, if you type: npm -v you should also get npm's version

Setup course lessons structure

Under default path C:\Users\avillaruz>

1. Create new folder called node c:\Users\avillaruz\node\
2. Within node/ create folder lesson1/

Shell commands you should know:

• cd
• c:
• dir
• getting help via /?
• mkdir / rmdir
• del
• type
• move
• What are Mac/Linux equivalents to above commands?
• can use tab keys to auto-fill
• use up/down arrow keys to reuse commands
• Don't leave spaces between filenames and folder paths

Recommend you install VSCode

• https://code.visualstudio.com/
• https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/
• Theme I use is Cobalt2

Install ESlint + Prettier

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WueETtLWQUU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WueETtLWQUU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfhR8lqQJLU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXsj6dcSTIU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FptDyiK5xro
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJl_5ZjEsvI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ86sNqcbPU

Debugging node in VScode