MEAN Stack Basics - Installing NodeJS and creating a sample Express application

In this video, I will show you how to get started in MEAN Stack development by installing NodeJS and the Express module via NPM, and then creating a sample application. Source code: https://github.com/thecodebiteschannel/MEANStackDevelopment Useful commands: https://github.com/thecodebiteschannel/MEANStackDevelopment/blob/main/README.md Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:11 Recommended IDE: Visual Studio Code 00:34 Getting NodeJS and NPM 00:43 What are NodeJS and NPM? 01:00 Downloading NodeJS and NPM 01:16 Installing NodeJS and NPM 02:01 Verifying the installation 02:30 Configuring a new NodeJS application: Generating a Package.json file 04:14 Opening Visual Studio Code from the Console 04:37 The Package.json file 04:47 Installing the Express module via NPM 05:47 Verifying installed modules 06:03 Creating an Express application: The Server.js file 06:18 Importing Modules in our app 06:48 Specifying a Port Number 07:05 Adding routes 07:55 Configuring the app to listen to a port 08:38 Running the application 09:09 Testing your application on a browser 09:34 Thank you and Subscribe!