How to Create an Angular App in Visual Studio using NPM

Angular is a popular web application development framework, which allows developers to create dynamic and interactive applications. Visual Studio is a widely used IDE for web application development. In this blog, we will discuss the steps to create an Angular app in Visual Studio using NPM.

Step 1: Install Node.js and NPM

Before creating an Angular app in Visual Studio, you need to install Node.js and NPM. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, while NPM is the package manager for Node.js. To install Node.js and NPM, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Node.js website (https://nodejs.org/en/) and download the latest version of Node.js.

2. Install Node.js on your computer by following the instructions in the installer.

3. Open a command prompt or terminal window and type the following command to verify that Node.js and NPM are installed correctly:

   ```

   node -v

   npm -v

   ```

   If both commands return a version number, you have successfully installed Node.js and NPM.

Step 2: Install Angular CLI

Angular CLI is a command-line interface for creating and managing Angular projects. To install Angular CLI, open a command prompt or terminal window and type the following command:

```

npm install -g @angular/cli

```

This command will install the latest version of Angular CLI globally on your computer.

Step 3: Create a new Angular app

To create a new Angular app in Visual Studio using NPM, follow these steps:

1. Open Visual Studio and create a new empty web project.

2. Open a command prompt or terminal window and navigate to the project directory.

3. Type the following command to create a new Angular app:

   ```

   ng new my-app

   ```

   This command will create a new Angular app with the name "my-app" in the project directory.

4. Wait for the installation process to complete.

Step 4: Run the Angular app

To run the Angular app in Visual Studio, follow these steps:

1. Open the project directory in Visual Studio.

2. Navigate to the "my-app" directory.

3. Open a command prompt or terminal window and type the following command to start the Angular app:

   ```

   ng serve

   ```

   This command will compile and run the Angular app.

4. Open a web browser and navigate to "http://localhost:4200/" to view the Angular app.

Conclusion

In this blog, we discussed the steps to create an Angular app in Visual Studio using NPM. By following these steps, you can easily create a new Angular app and start building dynamic and interactive web applications.