From the course: SharePoint Framework for Developers: 1 Understanding the Toolchain
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Install Node.js
From the course: SharePoint Framework for Developers: 1 Understanding the Toolchain
Install Node.js
- [Instructor] The process of learning Node.js-based development starts by setting up Node.js on your development machine. Now I'm showing you everything on a Windows 10 machine. This Windows 10 machine is fairly clean, not a lot has been installed on it ahead of time. However, everything that I'm showing you can also be done on a Mac or a Linux machine. So whichever platform you're on, the steps are nearly identical, and I'll mention the differences as we go. It all starts by going to Nodejs.org and looking for the LTS version of Node.js. If you're on Mac, there are alternate ways like Homebrew, et cetera, that you can use to install Node.js. One way or another, you need to install Node.js. The simplest way, perhaps, is to go to Nodejs.org and download the LTS version of Node.js. Now why not the current version? Well, the current version is not compatible with SPFx. If you need latest, greatest features for some other Node.js project, certainly you can use it. There are other Node…
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