Setting up a JavaScript development environment can be daunting, often leading to frustration and lost productivity. In this course, Building a JavaScript Development Environment, you’ll learn how to create an integrated development environment (IDE), setting you up for success in your JavaScript projects. First, you’ll see how to install and configure Visual Studio Code, a powerful IDE for your JavaScript projects. Next, you’ll install Node.js and npm, ensuring you have the right foundation for running and testing your JavaScript code. Finally, you’ll learn what capabilities Visual Studio Code offers for debugging. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to set up a JavaScript development environment needed to efficiently build and debug applications.
Author Name: Kamran Ayub
Author Description:
Kamran is a full-stack web developer who lives in beautiful Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the founder of Keep Track of My Games, which is like Goodreads but for gamers. He also helps maintain the Excalibur.js TypeScript game engine and speaks regularly at conferences like NDC and React Summit. Previously, he worked as an enterprise web developer for over 12 years for companies like Target and General Mills until he quit to spend more time with family and take summers off. He loves sharing what h… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  2mins
• Installing an Integrated Development Environment
  33mins
• Installing Node.js
  17mins
• Managing Packages with npm
  33mins
• Debugging with Visual Studio Code
  13mins