JavaScript Project and File Management

Now that we have our development environment installed, we need to consider some best practices in terms of where we should store projects on our local machine, and how we should organize folders and files within each project. We'll also walk through a small exercise that will demonstrate how to load a project (including all associated files) into Visual Studio Code.

Project Folders and Files

It is advisable to set aside a directory on your local machine where you will place all the projects that you may be working on. For instance, you could create a directory called Projects on your local disk and then create specific project folders within it—one for each distinct project. This way, you can be sure of where all your projects are located. You can even create a shortcut to your Projects folder to get at it easily whenever you like:

Figure 2.6: Example of a Projects directory on macOS

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