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Does Elm rely on node.js and npm? Or is it usable without it?

• Skinney 8y ago
  Elm doesn't use node.js or npm.
• rkangel 8y ago
  npm is used as one delivery system to get the elm compiler, but you can install it in other ways and it doesn't rely on the npm ecosystem.
• rtfeldman 8y ago
  You don't need either to use Elm. The only way Elm uses node is for `elm repl`, since that needs a way to evaluate the compiled JS on the command line. The only way Elm uses npm is for `npm install --global elm` - but that's just as a convenient way to get a cross-platform installer. All it does is download the `elm` executable and put it on your PATH!
• deleted 8y ago
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