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Then, install nodemon (in the VSCode terminal also), which, to my understanding, automatically refreshes the server you'll be sending requests to, whenever you make a change. Using plain node.js, you'd have to manually stop and restart the server after every change.
First of all, install VSCode and Postman. VSCode (Visual Studio Code) is a code editor made by Microsoft, which you'll use to write code, having got helpful features such auto-completion with the TAB key and colour-coding of commands. Postman) is an API (application programming interface; allows 2 apps to talk to each other) platform for developers, which you'll use to send HTTP requests to your local server.
This is where I post my coding progress. Currently, I'm following the Frontend Developer Roadmap at roadmap.sh. Here are the highlights of each day:
First of all, install VSCode and Postman. VSCode (Visual Studio Code) is a code editor made by Microsoft, which you'll use to write code, having got helpful features such auto-completion with the TAB key and colour-coding of commands. Postman) is an API (application programming interface; allows 2 apps to talk to each other) platform for developers, which you'll use to send HTTP requests to your local server.