Getting Started

Before you start developing your first app you need to make sure you have the following installed:

Nodejs

Nodejs is the runtime environemnt for our app.

You can download and install Nodejs from the official website: https://nodejs.org/en/download/

Once you have installed Nodejs you can verify it by opening a terminal and typing the following command:

This should return the version number of Nodejs installed on your system.

NPM

NPM is the package manager for Nodejs. It is used to install and manage the dependencies of our app.

You can download and install NPM from the official website: https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm

Once you have installed NPM you can verify it by opening a terminal and typing the following command:

This should return the version number of NPM installed on your system.

Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a free and open-source code editor developed by Microsoft. It is a popular choice for developers because it is lightweight, customizable, and has a large community of users and developers.

You can download and install Visual Studio Code from the official website: https://code.visualstudio.com/download

Once you have installed Visual Studio Code you can verify it by opening a terminal and typing the following command:

This should return the version number of Visual Studio Code installed on your system.

Git

Git is a distributed version control system that allows developers to track changes to their code and collaborate with others. It is a popular choice for developers because it is easy to use and has a large community of users and developers.

You can download and install Git from the official website: https://git-scm.com/downloads

Once you have installed Git you can verify it by opening a terminal and typing the following command:

This should return the version number of Git installed on your system.