npm

A “store” of ready-made code pieces for JavaScript, used from the terminal. npx starts such a piece without installing it; pnpm is an alternative to npm.

You’ll also find it as: npx, pnpm

How it appears in the course

The npm option — only if you already have Node.js installed, version 18 or newer. If you don’t know what that is, skip it.
How to install it, step by step · Module 00, Installation and first steps · free
“Check with: npm test -- auth” — the command that runs the tests for the login part.
What does a good message look like? · Module 01, How to talk to Claude · free
To add a new rule, you tell Claude directly, for example: “add to CLAUDE.md the rule: always use pnpm, not npm” (two similar programs for installing packages). Claude writes it into the file.
How do you get started quickly? · Module 02, CLAUDE.md: your project’s memory

Where you learn it

In module 00 · Installation and first steps, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

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