Package Management
Package
What It Is
A bundle of code someone else wrote that you can use in your project
Analogy
A pre-made sauce you buy instead of making from scratch
Try It Out
axios45M/week
Promise based HTTP client
lodash38M/week
Utility library
moment15M/week
Date manipulation
uuid28M/week
Generate unique IDs
Related Terms in Package Management
Dependency
An ingredient your recipe requires — if it's missing, the dish won't work
npm (Node Package Manager)
A grocery store for JavaScript code — you tell it what you need, it gets it for you
npx
A rental car — use it once without buying it
Installing Globally (-g)
Buying a kitchen appliance for your home vs. renting it for one recipe