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Introduction to Node.js on sitepoint.com

1. What is node.js?
   • Javascript runtime built on Chromes v8 JS engine
   • Event based, non-blocking runtime uses v8 JS engine on google and libuv library
2. In your own words, what is Chrome’s V8 JavaScript Engine?
   • Its Javascript runtime with some fancy feaatures including an API, HTTP library etc
3. What does it mean that node is a JavaScript runtime?
   • Can use to execute JS on our computers
4. What is npm?
   • Online rep for the publishing of Node projects and a utility for online repo and helps with package install and version management
5. What version of node are you running on your machine?
   • v14.17.0
6. What version of npm are you running on your machine?
   • 6.14.13
7. What command would you type to install a library/package called ‘jshint’?
   • npm install -g jshint
8. What is node used for?
   • Installing and running vuild tools to build JS apps

Cite

• What is Node and when should I use it? (https://www.sitepoint.com/an-introduction-to-node-js/) James Hibbard (Feb,16,2020)

  6 reasons for pair programing

  1. What are the 6 reasons for pair programming?
• Efficiency
• collaboration
• learn form other students
• social skills
• job interview ready
• work enviroment ready
• 1. In your experience, which of these reasons have you found most beneficial?
• learning from other students
  1. How does pair programming work?
• driver and navigator
• driver types, navigator tells them what and where

Cite

• 6 reasons for pair programming (https://www.codefellows.org/blog/6-reasons-for-pair-programming/) Allie Grampa (aug, 24, 2018)