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Installing Node.js and npm

Installing Node.js and npm

- When the block editor came onto the scene, it brought with more advanced JavaScript development practices. If you're not a coder, don't worry. You can still create a custom block without this video. However, because Node.js and npm are so widely used, it's good for you to learn about them even if you don't intend to code. When the block editor came onto the scene, it brought with it more advanced JavaScript development practices. If you're not a coder, don't worry. You can still create a custom block without this video. However, because Node.js and npm are so widely used, it's good for you to learn about them even if you don't intend to code. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment that allows you to execute JavaScript code outside of a web browser. It also provides the foundation on which many build tools run. Build tools help bundle and transpile your code. One build tool that we will use to help us create a…

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