The latest articles on DEV Community by Hamza (@salahhamza). https://dev.to/salahhamza https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F52747%2F41748477-f706-483b-9901-87b6cbf42b65.jpeg https://dev.to/salahhamza en Hamza Mon, 15 Jan 2018 03:03:53 +0000 https://dev.to/salahhamza/why-does-npm-install-extra-modules-4kb2 https://dev.to/salahhamza/why-does-npm-install-extra-modules-4kb2 <p>I am new to web development, currently learning <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Node.js</a> and <a href="http://expressjs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Express</a> is the first web framework i am diving into, since that's the stack the online course i am following work with (and i am quite happy with it).<br> While trying to to <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">npm</a> install Express to the directory i am working in, i have noticed that not only express module was install but also a bunch of other modules:</p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2F57iwamsz2x2nygync3ob.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2F57iwamsz2x2nygync3ob.PNG" alt="node_modules"></a></p> <p>So, my questions is: <strong>What's the need for all those extra modules? and are they necessary for express to function well?</strong></p> <p>and Thanks in advance</p> discuss webdev node javascript