README.md

Hello Browser NPM

This repo contains a simple comparison of how to run JavaScript the old way, with just including a script tag, to the new way, using npm modules and build tools.

View two sample web pages showing the "old way" and the "new way" here.

The Old Way

http://thekeesh.com/hellobrowsernpm/oldway.html

The New Way

http://thekeesh.com/hellobrowsernpm/newway.html

New Way Hello World Quickstart

index.html

<h1>Simple Web Page</h1>
<script src=”simplebundle.js”></script>

main.js

var repeat = require(‘repeat-string’);
console.log(repeat(‘hey’, 100));
document.write(repeat(‘hey’, 10));

npm command

$ npm install repeat-string

watchify command

$ watchify main.js -o simplebundle.js