Publishing your first npm package is a rite of passage for any JavaScript developer. It’s not hard, but can be a little confusing the first time around. In this blog post, we will cover the following:
- What is npm?
- What is a package?
- How do I publish my package?
- How do I use someone else’s package in my project?
Once you have Node.js and Express installed, we can begin creating our package. First, we need to create a new folder for npm is the world’s largest software registry. It’s a collection of packages of code that can be shared by developers all over the world. The npm Registry contains more than 750,000 packages, and is growing every day. It’s used by millions of developers in their daily work, and is an essential part of their toolkit.