Why do we have install Node.js for Angular 2.0?

Question

I started a tutorial on Angular 2.0, the first step in setting up the workspace is installing Node.js and NPM.

Why do we have install Node.js for Angular 2.0?

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Answer 1

You do not need to use Node anywhere in production to use any front-end JavaScript framework, whether it is jQuery, AngularJS, ReactJS, Angular2, etc.

Angular2 can be used in isolation but to get and feel better development environment, angular2 should be used with nodejs and npm. Some of the nodejs modules helps you in web development.