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Getting started with NodeJS REPL
First go to the NodeJS website and download a suitable version of NodeJS on your system. I would recommend you use an LTS version in order to keep getting long term support and updates. Next, test whether you’ve NodeJS installed on your system by running the following terminal commands : To type and run node…
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What is NodeJS and why should you use it as a JavaScript developer?
NodeJS is a JavaScript runtime environment which is built on the Google’s open-source V8 JavaScript engine. Now, what does that actually mean? Let’s explain… Any browser would understand HTML, CSS and JavaScript on the front-end. Whatever you write, whether it’s pure JavaScript or any of it’s libraries or frameworks like bootstrap, React or Angular, it’s…
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What is nodemon? How to use nodemon with NodeJS?
Nodemon is a very useful tool available on the NPM registry which helps us write node applications by automatically restarting the apps when any of the NodeJS file’s source code is changed i.e., whenever we edit or rewrite the source code as a developer. How it’s done, you ask? Just by replacing the node terminal…
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How to enter and exit NodeJS inside the terminal?
To enter NodeJS inside the terminal, simply type node. You’ll see a welcome message. You can now type in a valid NodeJS code and execute it. To exit NodeJS, just type .exit or press Ctrl+C twice. You can also use Ctrl+D to exit node.
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How to get started with NextJS for the first time?
The first thing you wanna do is to open up your command line terminal and cd into the directory of your choice. Next, see whether NodeJS is properly installed on your system. If not, download and install it. In the next step, inside the terminal type in the following command and hit enter : In…
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How to create moving text animation from right to left using CSS animation
Here’s how you can create a moving text animation using HTML and CSS using @keyframes keyword :
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10 Essential JavaScript concepts to learn for Absolute Beginners
JavaScript is a very dynamic and versatile programming language that has revolutionised the web development process. It was created by Brendan Eich in 1995. JavaScript adds interactivity to a website by providing ways to manipulate Document Object Model (DOM) in web browsers. Over a period JavaScript has evolved into a full fledged programming language that…
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Important CSS Flexbox properties commonly used
Here are some of the most commonly used CSS flexbox properties you should know about : Some very useful flexbox wrapping properties are also given below. Flexbox ‘wrapping’ is used when flexbox items overflow from the flex container :
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How to hard reset a corrupt Google Chrome on Linux Ubuntu?
Has your Google Chrome Browser suddenly broken down? Does it not display items properly on the screen? Does it show some error messages? In these cases you might have to completely uninstall and then reinstall the Chrome again on your Linux Ubuntu system to make it work afresh. To uninstall Chrome first open up the…
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How to center divs exactly in the middle of the screen?
Here’s how it’s done using HTML and CSS. These are the basic codes to center the divs using CSS and you can further build up your own style from here. Notice that we’ve used height: 100vh which is 100 percent of the viewport height so that we can precisely center the containers vertically. You can…