Minimal Node.js with Babel Setup

sample app for debug test bed in vscode

Node : v 12.10.0

npm init -f

Babel.js : v 7.7.4

npm install @babel/core @babel/node --save-dev
npm install @babel/preset-env --save-dev
touch .babelrc

{
  "presets": [
    "@babel/preset-env"
  ]
}

touch .env

npm install dotenv --save

Nodemon :

Babel is a JavaScript compiler Babel is a toolchain that is mainly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ code into a backwards compatible version of JavaScript in current and older browsers or environments. Here are the main things Babel can do for you:

• Transform syntax
• Polyfill features that are missing in your target environment (through @babel/polyfill)
• Source code transformations (codemods)
• And more! (check out these videos for inspiration)