Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Get Node js tools for Visual Studio

Get Node js tools for Visual Studio


Node.js development is very versatile and you can build scalable network apps. It has great features and if you use Visual Studio Node.js, it  pairs with it very well.

Here are the features that make Visual Studio powerful
  • Free and Open Source
  • Intelligent code completion
  • Advanced debugging and profiling
  • Integration with other VS Features
and

Node.js Tools supports:

  • Node.js
  • io.js
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JSON
Start here to get your Node.Js tools (NTVS 1.1.1 VS2015.msi).

You do not have Visual Studio Community. OK. You can get the Visual Studio Community also from the same link above. Install it first.

I already have Visual Studio 2015 on my Windows 10 Pro laptop. I just need to install the tools.

Double clicking the msi installer file installs Node.js after you accept the Apache License terms.


NodeJsTools_00

When you complete the installation you get the Node.js app installed on your desktop.


NodeJsTools_03

Available link for download