From d84512fec37742a12c19a309c9d18b87490dc6af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Atharva <115101622+Atharva150@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 18:57:50 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update node_modules reference in part3a.md It says npm install creates node_modules which was misleading to students and they can get confused . Fixed That , npm install creates node_modules directory . --- src/content/3/en/part3a.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/content/3/en/part3a.md b/src/content/3/en/part3a.md index 39eb1511e7b..46a10e9e78e 100644 --- a/src/content/3/en/part3a.md +++ b/src/content/3/en/part3a.md @@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ What exactly is happening in that line of code? notes.map(n => Number(n.id)) **NB:** Because this is not a frontend project and we are not working with React, the application is not created with create vite@latest -- --template react. You initialize this project with the npm init command that was demonstrated earlier in this part of the material. -**NB:** Because the "node\_modules" is created using "npm init", it will not be excluded when you are trying to add your code to git using "git add .", therefore please create a file called ".gitignore" and write "node\_modules" so that git ignores it everytime you try to add, commit or push to a remote repo. +**NB:** Because the "node\_modules" is created using "npm install express", it will not be excluded when you are trying to add your code to git using "git add .", therefore please create a file called ".gitignore" and write "node\_modules" so that git ignores it everytime you try to add, commit or push to a remote repo. **Strong recommendation:** When you are working on backend code, always keep an eye on what's going on in the terminal that is running your application.