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Jimmy: /* Installation */

2015-09-01T04:38:59Z

Installation

Shane: /* What did all that mean? */

2015-01-07T12:28:34Z

What did all that mean?

Shane: /* What did all that mean? */

2015-01-07T12:26:41Z

What did all that mean?

Shane: /* What did all that mean? */

2015-01-07T12:21:55Z

What did all that mean?

Shane: Adding explanation of npm, bower, and grunt.

2015-01-07T12:18:44Z

Adding explanation of npm, bower, and grunt.

Todd: /* Installation */

2014-11-06T18:16:57Z

Installation

Todd: /* Installation */

2014-11-06T18:10:29Z

Installation

Todd: /* Generating a Package */

2014-11-06T15:39:31Z

Generating a Package

Todd: /* Generating a Package */

2014-11-06T15:06:52Z

Generating a Package

Vigo: /* Controllers */

2014-05-15T06:38:40Z

Controllers

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 <source lang="bash"> > sudo npm install -g mean-cli </source>
-* MEAN stack documentations are available [http://mean.io/#!/docs here]. They'll help you to get familiar with the file structure and idioms.
 == What did all that mean? ==

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 * '''npm''' is the package manager for Node.JS.  It installs libraries for use by your Node.JS applications.  The configuration file for ''npm'' (the list of packages for ''npm'' to install) is ''package.json''.
 * '''bower''' is a package manager for front-end libraries.  Rather than manually downloading your jQuery, Bootstrap, Angular, and other front-end JavaScript and CSS (and remembering to update them when a new version of one of those libraries comes out), ''bower'' installs them for you.  The configuration file for ''bower'' (the list of packages for ''bower'' to install) is ''bower.json''.
-* '''grunt''' is a build tool designed for JavaScript.  It's like ''make'' or ''ant'', but for JavaScript.  The configuration file for ''grunt'' (the list of commands to run when building your project) is ''Gruntfile.js''.
+* '''grunt''' is a build tool designed for JavaScript.  It's like ''make'' or ''ant'', but for JavaScript.  The configuration file for ''grunt'' (the list of commands to run when building your project) is ''Gruntfile.js'' (a name inspired by the ''Makefile'' for ''make'', the dominant C and C++ build tool).
 * '''mean''' is a utility designed to help you carry out routine tasks associated with developing for the MEAN stack.

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 == What did all that mean? ==
-You just used three different command line tools.  Here's what they all do.
+You just installed four different command line tools.  Here's what they all do.
 * '''npm''' is the package manager for Node.JS.  It installs libraries for use by your Node.JS applications.  The configuration file for ''npm'' (the list of packages for ''npm'' to install) is ''package.json''.
 * '''bower''' is a package manager for front-end libraries.  Rather than manually downloading your jQuery, Bootstrap, Angular, and other front-end JavaScript and CSS (and remembering to update them when a new version of one of those libraries comes out), ''bower'' installs them for you.  The configuration file for ''bower'' (the list of packages for ''bower'' to install) is ''bower.json''.
 * '''grunt''' is a build tool designed for JavaScript.  It's like ''make'' or ''ant'', but for JavaScript.  The configuration file for ''grunt'' (the list of commands to run when building your project) is ''Gruntfile.js''.
-Don't be confused by the fact that you use ''npm'' to install ''bower'' and ''grunt''.  The people who made ''bower'' and ''grunt'' just both decided to use ''npm'' as the place to publish their projects, probably because the executables themselves are written in Node.JS.  They could just as well have chosen ''apt-get'' or ''yum'' or any of the other package managers you've been using in this class.
+Don't be confused by the fact that you use ''npm'' to install ''bower'', ''grunt'', and ''mean''.  The people who made ''bower'', ''grunt'', and ''mean'' just all decided to use ''npm'' as the place to publish their projects, probably because the executables themselves are written in Node.JS.  They could just as well have chosen ''apt-get'' or ''yum'' or any of the other package managers you've been using in this class.
 =Running the Default App =

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 * '''bower''' is a package manager for front-end libraries.  Rather than manually downloading your jQuery, Bootstrap, Angular, and other front-end JavaScript and CSS (and remembering to update them when a new version of one of those libraries comes out), ''bower'' installs them for you.  The configuration file for ''bower'' (the list of packages for ''bower'' to install) is ''bower.json''.
 * '''grunt''' is a build tool designed for JavaScript.  It's like ''make'' or ''ant'', but for JavaScript.  The configuration file for ''grunt'' (the list of commands to run when building your project) is ''Gruntfile.js''.
 =Running the Default App =

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	* MEAN stack documentations are available [http://mean.io/#!/docs here]. They'll help you to get familiar with the file structure and idioms.		* MEAN stack documentations are available [http://mean.io/#!/docs here]. They'll help you to get familiar with the file structure and idioms.
		+
		+	== What did all that mean? ==
		+
		+	You just used three different command line tools. Here's what they all do.
		+
		+	* '''npm''' is the package manager for Node.JS. It installs libraries for use by your Node.JS applications. The configuration file for ''npm'' (the list of packages for ''npm'' to install) is ''package.json''.
		+	* '''bower''' is a package manager for front-end libraries. Rather than manually downloading your jQuery, Bootstrap, Angular, and other front-end JavaScript and CSS (and remembering to update them when a new version of one of those libraries comes out), ''bower'' installs them for you. The configuration file for ''bower'' (the list of packages for ''bower'' to install) is ''bower.json''.
		+	* '''grunt''' is a build tool designed for JavaScript. It's like ''make'' or ''ant'', but for JavaScript. The configuration file for ''grunt'' (the list of commands to run when building your project) is ''Gruntfile.js''.

	=Running the Default App =		=Running the Default App =

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 Bower is a web application manager used by MEAN. To install bower, type the following command in your terminal:
-<source lang="bash">npm i -g bower</source>
+<source lang="bash">npm install -g bower</source>
 '''3. MongoDB'''
 To install MongoDB, follow the instructions for your OS [http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/installation/ here].
-'''4. and finally, MEAN'''
+'''4. Grunt'''
 In your terminal, type:
 <source lang="bash"> > sudo npm install -g mean-cli </source>

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 * Try creating a package named myPackage by typing:
 <source lang="bash">
-> mean package myPackage;
+> mean package myPackage
 </source>
 Locate it inside the packages folder:

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 =Generating a Package =
-* By now you should know what a package is in MEAN. If you don't, read [http://mean.io/#!/docs this].
+* By now you should know what a package is in MEAN. If you don't, read [http://learn.mean.io/#mean-io-packages this].
 * Try creating a package named myPackage by typing:
 <source lang="bash">

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 Compare the functions defined in ArticlesController, can you find the server side implementation of corresponding functions?
-Here is a diagram to help you under stand how this works:
+Here is a diagram to help you understand how this works:
-[[File:pic]]
+[[File:Mean.png]]
 == Views & Routing ==