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Set up modern development environment

Set up modern development environment

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Set up modern development environment

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Hi, and welcome to lesson number 3. In this lesson, we'll discuss how to set up a modern development environment. For setting up a development environment, you need some prerequisites to be installed. Number one is Node.js. Node.js installation is like a software development kit which powers you to use React, Node.js, backend development and others. By default, when you install NodeJS, you get the latest version. But at times, when you are working on some legacy code and someone else's project, you have to keep up with the version that they have installed. By default, NodeJS installation includes npm package manager. NPM is used to download trusted packages into your React application. For example, if you want Tailwind CSS or some fancy icons or any encryption library in your React application, you can download them into your React app using NPM. You can choose other package managers of your choice. By default, npm is preferred because other package managers at times fail to download…

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