NPM
how to check if you have the latest version of npm installed, and how to update it to the latest version
- npm -v //check which version you have
- npm show npm version //check what the latest version is
- npm install npm@latest -g //install the latest version
- npm -v //check if the latest version was installed
NODE
Node is a bit more fickle for windows, i have found the best approach is to download and install the binary from node.js however, should you want to maintain multiple versions of node you will need to use a node version manager (nvm) to find one refer to the npm documentation.
- node --version //check which version you have
- npm show node version //check what the latest version is
Angular
Angular is a JavaScript front-end framework, it helps your team as a whole work consistently, increases maintainability as well as expand-ability for future versions assuming it is used wisely. By no means am I a google fan boy personally i prefer vue, but here's how to check if you have the latest version of angular
ng --version //check which version you have
npm show @angular/cli version //check what the latest version is
npm install @angular/cli @latest -g //update to the latest version
just a caveat, its is almost always generally a better idea to uninstall an old framework before updating it.
vue.js
Vue js is my favorite frame work, because it is the simplest most straight forward to use, since i made a complete mess of my vue installation, I just removed the whole thing and started over
npm uninstall @vue/cli
so now lets start from the beginning
npm list vue -g //check if any npm global packages contain vue
npm show @vue/cli version //check what the latest available version is
npm install @vue/cli @latest -g //install the latest vue cli version gloallly
vue --version //check which version you have
