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NPM - Node package manager - Quickstart & Advanced (Udemy.com)

Quickly start using npm and create npm packages by yourself. Master more than the basics of npm!

4.7
121 reviews

Created by: Alex Dan

Last updated May 2026

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to use the basic functions of npm
  • Npm commands: npm install, npm run
  • Dependency management with npm
  • Semantic versioning
  • Npm workspaces
  • Create npm packages
  • Use npm with TypeScript
  • Npm security: audit, post install scripts, security events
  • Execute node modules with npx
  • Npm alternatives like Yarn and Pnpm
  • Git and Npm
  • Safely unlock the power of the NodeJs ecosystem

How it compares

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  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 79% of them
  • Reviews121#423 of 519 by number of reviews
  • Length3.1 hoursshorter than 77% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2026more recently than 74% of them

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Course Description

Dependency management is hard and complicated. Npm is very powerful tool that handles it elegantly.

Hi and welcome to the only course you need to quickly start using Npm and then dive deeper into it' more advanced features.

This course is structured following the 80/20 rule:

  • In the first you will learn the npm commands and features you will use 80% of the time.

  • In the following sections, you will master npm at it' full power with advanced features.

Npm features covered in this course:

  • Understand the types of dependencies: local, global, and peer dependencies

  • Use the npm install command

  • Difference between dependencies and devDependencies

  • Npm Semantic Versioning or semver

  • Prepare your project to be run inside the browser with EsBuild

  • Understand the difference between CommonJs and EsModules

  • Understand how registries work by initializing your own private registry and publish packages to it

  • Create and use packages in a secure way with advanced security topics

  • C++ addons

  • Npm Workspaces

  • Use npm with Typescript

  • Use npm with Git

  • Understand Dependency Management and how Npm does it.

By the end of the course you will be able to use Npm and handle packages like a professional, by learning the most common commands and also by using the more advanced features that take years to discover.


Why this course stands out from other Udemy courses:

  • Fast paced, concise, most typing cut out - focus on explanations - respect for your time

  • Practical knowledge - presentations are kept to a minimum, we focus on what is really important

  • Programming active instructor - a great instructor never looses touch with the industry

  • Logical and flexible structure - take the course at your own pace

  • Big font, dark background, fullHD content, this way it is readable even on a small screen or even tablet.

  • Lifetime access

  • Certificate of completion to present to your current or prospective employer

  • Q&A active instructor

Instructor:

My name is Alex Horea, I'm an active senior web and Cloud developer and I want to pass you the knowledge I wish I had when I was a beginner. I strongly believe that practice is the best way to learn, and in this course you will learn the basics and most used Npm commands and then dive deeper into advanced features.


Go beyond the theory and learn from an active instructor, aligned with today's programming demands!
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Instructor Details

Alex Dan

Alex Dan — Cloud Architect, Developer & Instructor

With over a decade of hands-on software engineering experience, I've built my career at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, web development, and practical education.

My technical journey started in embedded automotive systems — developing Java-based navigation solutions for major car brands. From there, I moved into cloud engineering, building AWS-powered data pipelines for connected vehicles using Node.js, TypeScript, Lambda, DynamoDB, and a full suite of AWS services. I later worked as a Node.js developer at one of Eastern Europe's largest e-commerce platforms, before transitioning into independent cloud architecture consulting.

Today, as a freelance Cloud Architect, I design and implement scalable cloud solutions across industries — from automotive to enterprise — with a focus on infrastructure reliability, CI/CD automation, and modern serverless architectures.

Parallel to my engineering career, I've been teaching on Udemy since 2017, growing a community of over 300,000 students across 19 courses. My current focus is AI-assisted development — helping developers work smarter with tools like GitHub Copilot, VS Code AI extensions, and agentic coding workflows.

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4.7

121 ratings on Udemy

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By A. M. Gildersleeve on 5/23/2026

Informative, but not as polished as some other courses I've taken on Udemy. A bit more planning before recording and bit more editing after would help step it up a notch to 5 stars.

By R Naga Tarun on 1/26/2025

This course helped me understand the basics of node, the node_modules, package.json and package.lock.json and how these are used in projects and the impact of installing a node package

By Amit Kumar Gupta on 7/9/2024

Thanks for this course, there are few topics that is mentioned in the topic but didn't got coverage apart from showing some examples, are - 1. npm workspaces 2. environment handling (it's simple one so no issues) Overall a lot of good tips! thanks

By Dave Brooks on 5/30/2024

This is a good NPM walkthrough. It provides enough information to make sense of the tools but not too much to make it boring. The tutorial has a few flaws, but nothing that makes it not worth watching. I will watch part of it again.

By Koen Marktplaats on 5/18/2024

I am very glad that I took this course. Before I started it I had zero knowledge of npm. Now I feel a bit more confident to start learning NodeJS. Most of the topics were explained very clearly. The only topic I didn’t understand was the clean install part. But all together is time spent very well and that for a free course.

By Jeremy Meyers on 2/25/2024

I have used npm for years and still learned some new things and good tips and tricks. Recommended for anyone wanting to learn more about npm. Alex always does a great job explaining all the concepts.

By Güray Keskin on 1/10/2024

This course was very helpful. I learned a lot from the instructor. Yes he have a light accent but his english is very good and he explains very well for my opinion (english isn't my first language as well). The half star he misses for me is the reason he jumps too much with branches in sections and if you are not familiar with git it can be confusing and the point that verdaccio is not working very well. For example I had the problem that my user logged out and I was not able to log in again even after reinstalling it. Thanks for everything this course will help me in my career!

By Randy F on 11/17/2023

Alex is an excellent teacher. This course is very thorough, and taught me everything I've wanted and needed to know about npm. Thanks, Alex!

By Byron Ater on 7/28/2023

I am learning a lot about npm and npx along with node modules. I needed to learn this so I can find out what the errors were saying to me. Whether I had the right packages installed or not.

By Sufyan Saleem on 5/5/2023

I enrolled in this course to learn more about creating npm packages. The course was really helpful and i learned a lot of new things but I wish there should be more about creating and publishing packages on npm registry which is a more real world example rather then using Verdaccio.

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