What is Npm?
Npm is a package manager for the JavaScript programming language. It is the default package manager for the Node.js runtime environment and can be used to install, uninstall, and publish new packages. Also, npm is not an installer. It is most commonly used in combination with Node.js, the JavaScript platform built and maintained by Joyent and best known as the runtime for npm itself. You use npm to install Node.js, and any version of Node.js, you can use npm to look up, download, and publish packages containing any kind of code you want: command line tools, GUI tools, webservices over HTTP or TCP or WebSockets, anything you might want to publish for consumption by other people in the JavaScript community.
What is Javascript?
Javascript is a programming language that is widely used across the internet. Many websites, including Google's search functionality as well as most blogs and content management systems depend on javascript to function. In addition to these, it can be used for more advanced application development as well as client-server architecture. This book is meant for beginner-intermediary developers looking to improve their knowledge of Javascript.
Package Management for Javascript packages on Npm with packagecloud
If you’re looking to manage Javascript packages on Npm, you can use packagecloud to handle all of your package management. Packagecloud works with all kinds of packages, not only Javascript packages. With packagecloud you can manage all of your packages from various OS’s, languages, and more. Always trust that your packages will be secure when you publish your Javascript packages on Npm via packagecloud.
