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Routine Poutine
26,050 PointsHow do you write a simple Node.js app that runs upon execution with graphics-- "Hello World" filling the screen?
Hi,
I'm new to Node.js, or any server side language. I've only dabbled with Python, JavaScript, and now Node.js and am uncertain of how to take write a file that goes beyond displaying HTML/CSS in the browser and simple text in the terminal. Is there a quick way to get a taste for how the terminal can be used to run a simple graphical app?
Brandon Leichty
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,193 PointsHey Matthew, what are you looking for the graphic to open up in? A browser, or some other app like Preview?
Routine Poutine
26,050 PointsHi Brandon, I'm wondering if I can open up a Nodejs app the way I open up Keynote, Pages, or Numbers. I'm not sure what that's called, but I know it's not the browser -- is it "native"? I'd just like to try to write a simple program and open it up natively rather than in the browser. Thanks.
Routine Poutine
26,050 PointsRoutine Poutine
26,050 PointsI can open apps already in existence with the terminal, but I'm hoping to write a file in an IDE that displays a simple graphic parallel to a browser display. Even if it was just "Hello World" in graphics.