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The environment

The environment - Next.js Tutorial

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The environment

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Okay, so as with any JavaScript project, there's not too much that we need to get started. We don't need to install separate compilers or anything like that, obviously, but there are some tools that you need and some that will just make your life easier. So I always do this with all my courses, just kind of go over what we'll be using, what I'll be using, what I recommend. So of course you need a text editor or an IDE. I'll be using VS Code as I do with every course. That's what I recommend. If you want to use something else, like Sublime Text, or Vim, or something different, that's fine. But I would suggest using VS Code if you want to follow the course to a T. So next, you need to have Node.js installed. If you're using Next, then you need to have Node. And you need it for the packages we're going to install with NPM, which is the Node Package Manager. I know most of you guys know this stuff. And then Git, which is version control. So you want to have version control. But another…

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